Double trouble: a case of von Recklinghausen’s disease with coexistent lepromatous leprosy

Authors

  • Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Kaliaperumal Latchoumibady Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India
  • Srinivasan Sowmya Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.1393

Keywords:

leprosy, neurofibromatosis, NF1, von Recklinghausen’s disease

Abstract

Leprosy (or Hansen disease) is a tropical disease which affects the skin and nerves leading to deformities and disabilities. Von Recklinghausen's disease (neurofibromatosis 1) is a well-recognized genetic disorder with both cutaneous and systemic manifestations. Lesions of neurofibromatosis may be mistaken for nodules of lepromatous leprosy and vice versa. Occurrence of both von Recklinghausen's disease and lepromatous leprosy together is very rare. Since cutaneous nodules can also occur in neurofibromatosis, lepromatous leprosy can be easily missed. The presence of lepromatous leprosy in a patient with von Recklinghausen's disease is unique and poses certain diagnostic dilemmas which are discussed in this report.

Author Biographies

Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan, Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India

Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan MD

 Associate Professor and Head of Department of Dermatology &Venereology

Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry

Kaliaperumal Latchoumibady, Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India

Associate Professor

Department of Orthopedics

Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry

 

Srinivasan Sowmya, Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India

Associate Professor

 Department of Pathology

 Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry

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Published

2011-11-30

How to Cite

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Karthikeyan K, Latchoumibady K, Sowmya S (2011) Double trouble: a case of von Recklinghausen’s disease with coexistent lepromatous leprosy. J Infect Dev Ctries 6:287–289. doi: 10.3855/jidc.1393

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Case Reports