Leprosy differential diagnosis
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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]
- Cutaneous infections from nontuberculous mycobacteria -
- Congenital lesions -
- Vitiligo -
- Pityriasis alba -
- Pityriasis versicolor -
- Dermatophyte -
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus -
- Postinflammatory hypo pigmented skin -
- Granuloma multiforme -
- Cutaneous tuberculosis
- Granuloma annulare -
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis -
- Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis -
- Mycosis fungoides -
- Hereditary sensory motor neuropathy type III -
- Refsum's disease -
- Amyloid -
- Fungal infection -
- Annular psoriasis -
- Keloid -
- Neurofibromatosis -
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.