Review of WHO Expert Committee on Leprosy 8&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; report,

Kitajima, Shinichi; En, Junichiro; Kitajima, Shiori; Barua, Sumana; Goto, Masamichi

doi:10.5025/hansen.83.14

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“…Patients with 5 or fewer skin lesions, with or without nerve trunk involvement, are categorized as having paucibacillary leprosy; the remainder are categorized as having the multibacillary form. 5,6 Multidrug therapy including dapsone, clofazimine, and rifampin is the mainstay of treatment for leprosy because of emerging drug resistance to dapsone. 3 According to the WHO, a single dose of combination therapy including rifampin (600 mg), ofloxacin (400 mg), and minocycline (100 mg) is adequate for paucibacillary leprosy with a single skin lesion and without nerve involvement (Table ).…”

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“…For the purpose of treatment, the WHO recently proposed a simple clinical classification, based on the number of skin lesions and nerve trunk involvement. Patients with 5 or fewer skin lesions, with or without nerve trunk involvement, are categorized as having paucibacillary leprosy; the remainder are categorized as having the multibacillary form …”

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Hyperpigmented Macule on the Palm and Diminished Sensation

Awali

Chandrasekar

2018

JAMA

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A previously healthy, 25-year-old woman presented with a hyperpigmented macule on the medial side of her right palm. She reported hypoesthesia over the lesion. Two years ago, she immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh. Five months ago, she visited Bangladesh to get married. A biopsy of the lesion obtained there showed multiple perineural granulomas with inflammatory cells. Gram stain and acid-fast bacillary and fungal stains of the biopsy specimen were negative. The patient was prescribed 1 dose each of doxycycline, ofloxacin, and rifampin and experienced no improvement.On physical examination there was a mildly erythematous macule located over the medial aspect of the right palm, with loss of touch and temperature sensation over the involved area (Figure). A thickened, nontender ulnar nerve was palpated on the ipsilateral side in the olecranon fossa. Diagnosis Tuberculoid leprosy with a single lesion and ulnar nerve involvementClinical Review & Education JAMA Clinical Challenge

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