RESUMO
La lepra es una enfermedad crónica producida por M. leprae cuya afectación mucosa más relevante se produce a nivel de la región nasal, con destrucción importante de la zona, dando lugar a la típica facies leonina. Presentamos el caso de una paciente con lepra nasal, señalando las características clínicas más importantes, así como el procedimiento diagnóstico y terapéutico al que fue sometida (AU)
The leprosy is a chronic illness caused by M. leprae, which affects mucosa mainly at the level of the nasal region. The important destruction of the bone produces the facies leonina. We present the case of a patient with nasal leprosy, describing the clinical characteristics and the diagnostic and therapeutic methods that were carried out on her (AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Hanseníase/diagnóstico , Transtornos da Pigmentação/etiologia , Doenças das Cartilagens/etiologia , Doenças Nasais/etiologia , Face , Septo NasalRESUMO
The leprosy is a chronic illness caused by M. leprae, which affects mucosa mainly at the level of the nasal region. The important destruction of the bone produces the facies leonina. We present the case of a patient with nasal leprosy, describing the clinical characteristics and the diagnostic and therapeutic methods that were carried out on her.