Two Cases of Hansen's Disease

• Published in: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF LEPROSY Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 271 - 273
• Main Authors: Ichikawa, Eiko, Otsuka, Fujio, Horii, Noriko, Tanaka, Michi, Ishii, Norihisa, Sugita, Yasuyuki, Koseki, Masamichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Japanese Leprosy Association 2003
• Subjects: Aged; borderline lepromatous leprosy; Dapsone - therapeutic use; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; indeterminate leprosy; Leprostatic Agents - therapeutic use; Leprosy - diagnosis; Leprosy - drug therapy; Leprosy - pathology; Male; multi-drug therapy; Recurrence; Rifampin - therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome

We report two cases of Hansen's disease. Case 1 was 71-year old Japanese man who developed left ulnar nerve palsy since 7 years ago, multiple erythema on his body since 2-3 years ago, and erythematous nodules on his face since 3 months ago. He had no history of living outside Ibaraki prefecture...