Leprosy indeterminata A30.00

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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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.

Clinical features
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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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Last updated on: 29.10.2020