Paties C, Schena C, Piva G, Bassi F, Dei Cas A, Alberici F
Boll Ist Sieroter Milan. 1986;65(2):125-30.
Four cases of Hansen's disease (two lepromatous leprosy, one tuberculoid leprosy and one indeterminate leprosy) diagnosed from 1982 to today in Piacenza with histological and ultrastructural data are described in this study. Two cases (one lepromatous leprosy and one indeterminate leprosy) are probably imported, while the other two are apparently autochthonous. In all the cases the diagnosis or the suspicion of the disease are triggered after histological examination of the cutaneous biopsy, without any pre-existing clinical suspicion. In the discussion of the epidemiological significance of the number of cases the authors hypothesize the possible formation of an endemic area in Piacenza and intend to call attention of medical officials to the alarming fact of the probable existence of Hansen's disease in Italy.
本研究描述了1982年至今在皮亚琴察诊断出的4例汉森病（2例瘤型麻风、1例结核样型麻风和1例未定类麻风）的组织学和超微结构数据。其中2例（1例瘤型麻风、1例未定类麻风）可能为输入性病例，另外2例显然为本地病例。所有病例在进行皮肤活检组织学检查后才确诊或怀疑患有该病，此前并无临床怀疑。在讨论病例数量的流行病学意义时，作者推测皮亚琴察可能形成了一个地方性流行区，并打算提请医疗官员注意意大利可能存在汉森病这一令人担忧的事实。
