Panniculitis by leprosy: Case report of a diagnostic challenge
Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 10
Abstract
Leprosy, or Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious-contagious disorder that affects skin and peripheral nervous system, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, and remains as one of the most important neglected diseases. Panniculitis is an inflammatory disease of the subcutaneous adipose tissue that corresponds to a group of heterogeneous disorders which has clinical singularity. We report a case of an extremely unusual form of clinical manifestation of the disorder, panniculitis, as the only manifestation. The condition was solved with a combination of systemic corticosteroids and specific antibiotic treatment.
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of inclusion of three levels of anise seed (Pimpinella anisum L.) as an antibiotic growth promoter substitute on growth performance, carcass traits, and immune responses in broiler chick...
Wound healing activity of standardized extract of Curculigo orchioides in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice
Objective: To calculate the effect of methanolic extract of Curculigo orchioides (C. orchioides) on rate of wound contraction and estimation of various biochemical parameters such as superoxide dismutase, lipid peroxidat...
A study of Helicobacter pylori infection, dietary pattern and habits in patients with gastric cancer in South India
Objective: To determine the association of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, dietary pattern and habits with gastric cancer in populations where consumption of smoked and salted meat is not high. Methods: A tota...
Anticancer activity of Rhein isolated from Cassia fistula L. flower
Objective: To evaluate anticancer activity of Rhein isolated from ethyl acetate extract of Cassia fistula (C. fistula) flowers against colon cancer celllines. Methods: Rhein was tested against human colon adenocarcinoma...
Prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanensis and other enteropathogen among children under the age of 15 years in Biratnagar, Nepal
Objective: To find out the prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanensis (C. cayetanensis) and other enteropathogen among children under the age of 15 years from different areas of Biratnagar Municipality and those who visited N...