Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting as Anetoderma in a Young Teenager

Author:

Parajuli Niraj1ORCID,Shrestha Shraddha1,Lama Laila1,Shrestha Rushma1,Tiwari Sumida2,Karki Anupama1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Dermatology & Venereology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

2. Department of Pathology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Abstract

Anetoderma presents as a circumscribed area of slack skin. It can present as either primary or secondary, if associated with other conditions. Leprosy is one of the causes of secondary anetoderma, but it is not commonly reported, especially in multibacillary leprosy. Here, we report a case of a 16-year-old young girl who presented with fever, joint pain, and only three anetodermic plaques. A slit skin smear from the lesion showed multiple acid-fast bacilli with a bacillary index of 3+, thus confirming the diagnosis of leprosy. This case is unique since multibacillary leprosy presented with only few anetoderma lesions in a young teenager girl from a leprosy-eliminated country.

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

Dermatology

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