Ali K, Sittampalam G, Malik M A
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The Great Western Hospital Swindon, SN3 6BB, UK.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Jan;49(1):70-2. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.01.011. Epub 2010 Feb 25.
Leprosy is a chronic, infectious, systemic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and is classified as paucibacillary and multibacillary types. It is contagious and has an insidious onset. Clinical presentation is characterised by hypopigmented skin lesions with reduced sensation. Presence of acid-fast bacilli in tissue specimens is regarded as a gold standard for diagnosis. Treatment is based on multi-drug regimens. We report a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy in a 31-year-old woman.
麻风病是一种由麻风分枝杆菌引起的慢性、传染性全身性疾病，分为少菌型和多菌型。它具有传染性，起病隐匿。临床表现以色素减退性皮肤损害伴感觉减退为特征。组织标本中存在抗酸杆菌被视为诊断的金标准。治疗基于多药联合方案。我们报告一例31岁女性的界线类偏结核样型麻风病病例。
