Fwoloshi Sombo, Machona Sharon Musonda, Mudenda Victor, Ngalamika Owen
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Dermatovenereology Section, Department of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Pan Afr Med J. 2015 Jun 23;21:146. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.146.7098. eCollection 2015.
Leprosy is a granulomatous disease that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. It is caused by infection with mycobacterium leprae or mycobacterium lepromatosus. In most instances, diagnosis of leprosy can easily be made based on the clinical signs and symptoms. However, when patients present with atypical features, clinical diagnosis can be a challenge. We report a case of a nursing mother with lepromatous leprosy who presented with dysphonia and skin lesions initially thought to be a deep cutaneous mycosis.
麻风是一种主要影响皮肤和周围神经的肉芽肿性疾病。它由麻风分枝杆菌或瘤型麻风分枝杆菌感染引起。在大多数情况下，根据临床体征和症状很容易做出麻风的诊断。然而，当患者表现出非典型特征时，临床诊断可能具有挑战性。我们报告一例瘤型麻风的哺乳期母亲病例，该患者最初表现为声音嘶哑和皮肤病变，最初被认为是深部皮肤真菌病。
