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AUTOR(ES)
Góes, Larissa Daniele Machado; Scrignoli, Juliana Alves; Morais, Patrícia; Talhari, Carolina
FONTE
An. Bras. Dermatol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2020-10
RESUMO
Abstract Leprosy is an infectious disease with chronic evolution, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast bacillus that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nervous tissue. Many of the clinical manifestations of leprosy can mimic connective tissue diseases. The authors present the case of a 49-year-old woman who had been treated for four years for systemic lupus erythematosus in a rheumatological service. Skin biopsy of a plaque on the inguinal region was compatible with borderline lepromatous leprosy associated with a type 1 lepra reaction. The patient is undergoing treatment with multibacillary multidrug therapy, showing clinical improvement.
