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* [[Systemic Lupus Erythematosus]] - | * [[Systemic Lupus Erythematosus]] - | ||
* Postinflammatory hypopigmented skin - | * [[Postinflammatory hypopigmented]] skin - | ||
* Granuloma multiforme - | * [[Granuloma multiforme]] - | ||
* Cutaneous tuberculosis | * [[Cutaneous tuberculosis]] - | ||
* Granuloma annulare - | * [[Granuloma annulare]] - | ||
* Cutaneous leishmaniasis - | * [[Cutaneous leishmaniasis]] - | ||
* Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis - | * [[Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis]] - | ||
* Mycosis fungoides - | * [[Mycosis fungoides]] - | ||
* Hereditary sensory motor neuropathy type III - | * [[Hereditary]] [[sensory neuron|sensory]] [[motor|motor neuron]] [[neuropathy]] type III - | ||
* Refsum's disease - | * [[Refsum's disease]] - | ||
* Amyloid - | * [[Amyloid]] - | ||
* Fungal infection - | * [[Fungal infection]] - | ||
* Annular psoriasis - | * [[Annular psoriasis]] - | ||
* Keloid - | * [[Keloid]] - | ||
* Neurofibromatosis - | * [[Neurofibromatosis]] - | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Differential diagnosis
Leprosy may have a wide range of manifestations, each with different degrees of intensity. The diagnosis of leprosy may be hard to reach, particularly in non endemic areas, or where there is a very low prevalence of the disease. However, by acknowledging the potential diagnosis of leprosy, being familiarized and following the adequate steps for the diagnosis of this condition, will facilitate the diagnostic process. Other diseases that may mimic, or have similar features with leprosy, include:[1]
- Vitiligo -
- Hereditary sensory motor neuron neuropathy type III -
- Amyloid -
- Keloid -
References
- ↑ Walker, Stephen L.; Lockwood, Dina N.J. (2007). "Leprosy". Clinics in Dermatology. 25 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.05.012. ISSN 0738-081X.