Mycobacterial Diseases
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Department of Pathology and Lab medicine, All India Institute of Medical Science, Habibganj, India

Publications

• Case Report   
  Hansen's Reaction Presenting as Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis-A New Facet to an Old Disease
  Author(s): Shreya K*, Amulya M Lakshman, Dinesh P Asati and Garima Goel
  
  Hansen’s disease presents with a spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from lepromatous leprosy to tuberculoid leprosy. The course of the disease may be superseded by the leprosy reactions which are of two types, Type 1 and Type 2 reactions. A 61-year-old male initially diagnosed with scrofuloderma after Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of the discharge from the swelling over the axilla and inguinal region which tested positive for Ziehl- Neelsen (ZN) stain. He was started on Anti-Tubercular Treatment (ATT). Five days after starting the ATT, the patient developed fever, edema of the bilateral lower limb, and generalized arthralgia. It was followed by the development of multiple tiny pustules over bilateral legs. A provisional diagnosis of acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis was considered and a skin biopsy was taken from the lesion. Histop.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-1068.23.13.332

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