Leprosy

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• Synonyms

  • Hansen disease

• Causes

  • Mycobacterium leprae

• Effects

  • Hypopigmented macules
  • Infectious neuropathy
  • Small fibre neuropathy
  • Scleritis
  • Episcleritis
  • Rheumatoid factor positive
  • Raised angiotensin converting enzyme
  • Membranous glomerulonephritis
  • Charcot joints
  • Secondary amyloidosis
  • Uveitis

• Parents

  • Chronic bacterial infection
  • Contagious disease

• Children

  • Lepromatous leprosy
  • Tuberculoid leprosy

• Treatments

  • Dapsone
  • Rifampicin

• Description

  • "Incubation = months
  • years. Rx Dapsone
  • clofazimine"