Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Volume 63, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 81-83

Leprosy in Vietnamese refugees: A case report (Article)

Christiansen J.V. , Jensen J.R. , Sogard H. , Thestrup Pedersen K.
  • a Dep. Dermatol. Pathol., Univ. Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
  • b Dep. Dermatol. Pathol., Univ. Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
  • c Dep. Dermatol. Pathol., Univ. Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
  • d Dep. Dermatol. Pathol., Univ. Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

Abstract

A 41-year-old Vietnamese refugee was found to have tuberculoid leprosy. Dapsone treatment cleared her skin lesion, but did not remove the paraesthesia in the right ulnar nerve. Immunological investigations revealed a strongly positive lepromin test and a significant change in the ratio of T-y and T-μ lymphocytes in peripheral blood. The incidence of leprosy in Vietnamese refugees in Scandinavia is discussed.

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Vietnam clinical feature histology human epidemiology Refugees Denmark comparative study t lymphocyte drug efficacy Western Europe peripheral nervous system chemotherapy case report female therapy tuberculoid leprosy Support, Non-U.S. Gov't adult dapsone leprosy immune response drug therapy
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ISSN: 00015555
Original Language: English