Indeterminate leprosy

A bacterial granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is a progressive disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and limbs. If untreated, it causes permanent tissue damage leading to autoamputations.

Disease Alternative Name

hansen disease
leprosy
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Delay in diagnosis of leprosy is seen in 82 % of leprosy cases. This case of Progressive Inderminate Leprosy (PIL) is un...See More

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USEFUL INFORMATIVE .. POST .. TNXS FOR HL .. Sir ..


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Interesting 5 cases of Progressive Inderminate Leprosy (PIL). Leprosy remains Inderminate both clinically and histopatho...See More

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Above cases will be included in book titled Indeterminate Leprosy: Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical-Histopathological Crossroads. I will share the book in July.


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How can one differentiate clinically Inderminate leprosy? The query is raised by one of our colleague. Hence I am presen...See More

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Leprosy is the most common treatable cause of neuropathy in the world. Foot drop is a fairly common disability in leprosy. An overall incidence of foot drop in leprosy is 2.5 per cent. The patients delay (time between onset of foot drop and...


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