Wada Hidefumi, Uehara Eriko, Tamura Nobuko, Mohri Shinobu, Ikezawa Zenro
Department of Dermatology, Yokoham Citizen Hospital, Japan.
Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2003 Aug;72(3):275-8. doi: 10.5025/hansen.72.275.
With the abolition of Leprosy Prevention Act of 1996, that opportunities examining the Hansen's disease patient with a general medical institution increase is expected. Because we experienced Hansen's disease of a staying in Japan foreigner then in such time, we present it. A case is a man of 50 years old, who is a Filipino of 3 years living in Japan. It recognized infiltrating deep erythema in a face and trunk. Furthermore, in dysesthesia, nerve hyperplasia, and Bl is positive in skin smear. Histopathology is a typical finding. Than the above, we diagnosed it as Hansen's disease of BL-LL type.
随着1996年《麻风病预防法》的废除，预计在综合医疗机构检查麻风病患者的机会将会增加。由于我们在此期间遇到了一名滞留在日本的外国人患麻风病的情况，现予以介绍。病例为一名50岁男性，是居住在日本3年的菲律宾人。其面部和躯干出现浸润性深部红斑。此外，存在感觉障碍、神经增生，皮肤涂片查菌阳性。组织病理学检查为典型表现。基于以上情况，我们将其诊断为瘤型-界线类偏瘤型麻风病。
