Leprosy indeterminata A30.00
Synonym(s)
indeterminate leprosy; Indeterminate leprosy; Intermediate leprosy; Leprosy indeterminate
Definition
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Unstable form of incipient leprosy with uncharacteristic erythema and the possibility of spontaneous healing.
Localization
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Buttocks, trunk, neck, extremities, rarely on the face.
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Clinic
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Only skin lesions, very rarely nerve lesions. Skin lesions: asymmetric, hypo- or hyperpigmented, anaesthetic, anhidrotic, macular, pinkish lesions which appear as hypochromic erythema in dark people.
Histology
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Uncharacteristic inflammatory reaction, perineurally individual acid-resistant rods, possibly individual epithelioid-cellular granulomas.
Therapy
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According to leprosy.
Progression/forecast
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Spontaneous remissions are possible. Frequent transition into leprosy lepromatosa, less frequently into leprosy tuberculoides.
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Epithelial cells; Erythema; Leprosy lepromatosa; Leprosy (overview); Leprosy tuberculoides; Stain;Disclaimer
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