• A 48-year-old woman with no underlying
disease presented with hyperpigmented
lesions on her back for 2 years. She felt
numbness at the tip of her fingers and toes for
4 days, but denied contact with any chemicals.
Skin examination revealed asymmetrical,
multiple, discrete, poorly defined borders
and hyperpigmented plaques with
decreased sensation on her back, nose, and
both cheeks, loss of the outer two-thirds of both
eyebrows, and infiltrated plaques on both
earlobes. Neurological examination revealed a
decrease in sensation of pain and
temperature at the tips of her fingers and
toes. Other physical examinations and
peripheral nerve findings were unremarkable.
,
, Thirtyyears ago, she spent a
week at her father-in-law’s
house after he was diagnosed
with leprosy. No other family
members or relatives showed
symptom.
,
disease presented with hyperpigmented
lesions on her back for 2 years. She felt
numbness at the tip of her fingers and toes for
4 days, but denied contact with any chemicals.
Skin examination revealed asymmetrical,
multiple, discrete, poorly defined borders
and hyperpigmented plaques with
decreased sensation on her back, nose, and
both cheeks, loss of the outer two-thirds of both
eyebrows, and infiltrated plaques on both
earlobes. Neurological examination revealed a
decrease in sensation of pain and
temperature at the tips of her fingers and
toes. Other physical examinations and
peripheral nerve findings were unremarkable.
,
, Thirtyyears ago, she spent a
week at her father-in-law’s
house after he was diagnosed
with leprosy. No other family
members or relatives showed
symptom.
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