Leprosy
Last Updated: 2020-11-19
ICD11: -
Last Updated: 2020-11-19
Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.
ICD11: -
Hansen 1874.
M. Hansen, Hansen's disease, Hanseniasis
Chronic granulomatous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprosum.
Lepromatous | Borderline lepromatous |
Mid-border line |
Borderline Tuberculoid |
Tuberculoid | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathogen number | ↑↑ | ↑ | ↓ | ↓↓ | |
Organ involvement | ↑↑ | ᴓ | |||
Nerve involvement (sensory disorders) |
↓↓ (laterr) | ↓ | ↑ | ↑↑ (formerly) | |
Number of lesions |
↑↑ | ↑ | ↓ | ↓↓ | |
Limitation |
symmetric | asymmetric | |||
Infiltration of the edges | Fuzzy | Sharp | |||
Hypopigmentation | ↓↓ | ↓ | ↑ | ↑↑ | |
Surface |
Soft, glossy |
scaling | |||
course |
progressive | healing |
Source: Plewig, Gerd. Braun-Falco's Dermatology, Venerology And Allergology. Berlin: Springer, 2012. Print.
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