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lepra
Also known as Hansen's disease, lepras
enfermedad granulomatosa crónica transmisible que se presenta en regiones tropicales y subtropicales
AI overview
Leprosy is a long-term bacterial infection that can damage nerves, skin, eyes, and the respiratory tract, sometimes leading to loss of sensation, muscle weakness, blindness, or loss of fingers and toes from unnoticed injuries. Symptoms can appear within a year or take more than 20 years to develop after infection.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Leprosy
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Hansen's disease (HD)
- Medical condition.image
- Tropmed-91-216-g001.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- Rash on the chest and abdomen caused by leprosy
- Medical condition.field
- Infectious diseases
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Skin lesions, neuropathy, muscle weakness, partial paralysis, blindness, decreased ability to feel pain
- Medical condition.causes
- Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis
- Medical condition.risks
- Close contact with a case of leprosy, living in poverty
- Medical condition.treatment
- Multidrug therapy
- Medical condition.medication
- Rifampicin, dapsone, clofazimine
- Medical condition.frequency
- 200,000 annually
Article · Español
La lepra o enfermedad de Hansen es una enfermedad infecciosa crónica producida por el bacilo Mycobacterium leprae que afecta principalmente los nervios periféricos y la piel, pero también afecta otros sitios tales como las mucosas, los ojos, los huesos y los testículos. Sus complicaciones más severas son la desfiguración, la deformidad y la discapacidad (ya sea por el compromiso neurológico o la ceguera).
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