Leprosy

Author:

Lockwood Diana N. J.

Abstract

AbstractLeprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by infection of the skin and nerves withMycobacterium lepraeand about 250 000 new cases are diagnosed annually, 60% of which are in India. The patient's host immune response to the mycobacteria determines clinical presentation and the occurrence of immune‐mediated reactions and neuritis. Skin lesions range from anaesthetic macules to nodules. Diagnosis is clinically based on the type of skin lesion, peripheral nerve thickening and the presence of mycobacteria in the skin. A skin biopsy is often useful in diagnosing leprosy. Nerve damage causes sensorimotor damage affecting the hands, feet and eyes. The infection is readily treatable with a combination of antibiotics (e.g. rifampicin, dapsone, clofazimine) but the associated nerve damage and inflammation is difficult to switch off and patients may need repeated courses of steroid treatment. Leprosy patients are still stigmatized and this needs combatting at all levels; most patients are not infectious.

Publisher

Wiley

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