A Case of Hansen's Disease

Abstract

With the abolition of Leprosy Prevention Act of 1996, that opportunities examining the Hansen's disease patient with a general medical institution increase is expected. Because we experienced Hansen's disease of a staying in Japan foreigner then in such time, we present it. A case is a man of 50 years old, who is a Filipino of 3 years living in Japan. It recognized infiltrating deep erythema in a face and trunk. Furthermore, in dysesthesia, nerve hyperplasia, and B1 is positive in skin smear. Histopathology is a typical finding. Than the above, we diagnosed it as Hansen's disease of BL-LL type.