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https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/46706| ORCID: |  http://orcid.org/0009-0005-4974-5876 |
| Document type: | Trabalho de Conclusão de Residência |
| Access type: | Acesso Aberto |
| Title: | Leprosy mimicking thrombangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s Disease): a case study |
| Author: | Sena, Caio Oliveira |
| First Advisor: | Dornelas, Bruno de Carvalho |
| First member of the Committee: | Dornelas, Bruno de Carvalho |
| Summary: | Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO), also known as Buerger’s disease, is a vasculitis associated with a history of smoking, presenting as limb ischemia. Conversely, leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae). While leprosy typically presents with neurological signs, this report describes a rare case of atypical borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy in a type 1 reaction with an initial presentation mimicking TAO in an elderly woman. This atypical presentation, combined with skin changes related to aging, masked the diagnosis of BL leprosy. |
| Abstract: | Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO), also known as Buerger’s disease, is a vasculitis associated with a history of smoking, presenting as limb ischemia. Conversely, leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae). While leprosy typically presents with neurological signs, this report describes a rare case of atypical borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy in a type 1 reaction with an initial presentation mimicking TAO in an elderly woman. This atypical presentation, combined with skin changes related to aging, masked the diagnosis of BL leprosy. |
| Keywords: | borderline lepromatous leprosy buerger's disease mycobacterium leprae thromboangiitis obliterans vasculitis |
| Area (s) of CNPq: | CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE |
| Language: | eng |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Uberlândia |
| Quote: | SENA, Caio Oliveira. Leprosy mimicking thrombangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s Disease): a case study. 2025. 6 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Residência. ( Graduação em Ciência da Saúde) - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Uberlândia. 2025. |
| URI: | https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/46706 |
| Date of defense: | 19-Mar-2025 |
| Appears in Collections: | TCR - Ciências da Saúde |
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| LeprosyMimickingThrombangiitis.pdf | Leprosy Mimicking Thrombangiitis Obliterans (Buerger’s Disease): A Case Study | 1.33 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
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