Open AccessLeprosy of the hard palate: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Sushma Bommanavar,
Yashwant Ingale,
Manjusha Ingale,
Sanyukta Ingale
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_189_17
Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , mycobacterium leprae , dermatology , lepromatous leprosy , hard palate , tropism , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , immunology , surgery , virus
Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae , a bacillus that presents a peculiar tropism for the skin and peripheral nerves. Leprosy instigates various types of clinical presentation and exerts influence on the patient's immune response. The clinical gamut of leprosy ranges from the tuberculoid form (TT) to the disseminative and progressive lepromatous form (LL). Oral lesions are uncommon but, when present, occur in the lepromatous form and are broadly divided into nonspecific and specific lesions. In this article, we present a case of leprosy of the hard palate in a 25-year-old male. The case is been presented for its rarity.