Leprosy in a pregnant woman

B. K. Böddinghaus; R. J. Ludwig; R. Kaufmann; R. Enzensberger; V. Gies; S. Kramme; V. Brade; C. M. Brandt

doi:10.1007/s15010-006-5129-1

Leprosy in a pregnant woman

B. K. Böddinghaus, R. J. Ludwig, R. Kaufmann, R. Enzensberger, V. Gies, S. Kramme, V. Brade, C. M. Brandt^*

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Clinic of Dermatology, Allergology and Venerology

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Abstract

Herein, we describe a case of leprosy in a 29-year-old pregnant southeast-asian woman who presented with joint pain and multiple disseminated erythematous macules, papules and plaques. Histological examination and stains for acid-fast bacilli from skin biopsies substantiated the clinical suspicion of a cutaneous mycobacterial disease and both should be performed in all patients with unidentified skin lesions. The definitive laboratory diagnosis of leprosy was achieved by the application of a species-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction from infected tissue.

Original language	English
Journal	Infection
Volume	35
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	37-39
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0300-8126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-006-5129-1
Publication status	Published - 01.02.2007

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