Article: Diagnosis: borderline lepromatous leprosy.(Case of the Month)(Disease/Disorder overview)

QUEBEC CITY -- The woman's origin from Singapore and her extensive history of living in nine countries from age 26 to 39 years until she immigrated to Canada was crucial in leading to her diagnosis of borderline lepromatous leprosy, Michael Kalisiak, M.D., said at the annual conference of the Canadian Dermatology Association.

Her countries of residence included Iran, Trinidad, Scotland, United States, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and Norway, with brief periods in Kenya and Ecuador; some of these countries have an intermediate incidence of leprosy.

For 3 years prior to her skin manifestations, the patient visited neurologists for her neuropathic symptoms, ...

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