DIFFUSE LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY IN AN HIV-POSITIVE PATIENT
- Department of Dermatology-Venerology,University Hospital Center Mohammed VI -Bioscience and Health Laboratory-FMPM-Quadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
- Department of Dermatology, Hassan II Regional Hospital, Agadir, Morocco.
- Anatomopathology Laboratory, Hassan II Regional Hospital, Agadir, Morocco.
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Leprosy is a disease known since ancient times. It is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The skin, peripheral nerves, eyes, and mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract are especially affected. Lepromatous leprosy is a clinical entity that has become rare worldwide today with the introduction of polydrug therapy, resulting in a dramatic decline in overall prevalence. In epidemic settings, atypical manifestations should be known because they are a source of disease transmission. Lepromatous leprosy rarely occurs as part of an immune deficiency. We report a case of diffuse leprosy in an HIV-positive patient.
[Fatima Amaaoune, Wassima Zidane, Mohamed Aksim, Maryem Aboudourib, Ouafa Hocar and Said Amal (2023); DIFFUSE LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY IN AN HIV-POSITIVE PATIENT Int. J. of Adv. Res. 11 (Mar). 482-488] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Department of Dermatology-Venerology, CHU Med VI, Marrakech-Bioscience and Health Laboratory-FMPM-Quadi Ayyad University
Morocco
