Oro-facial aspects of leprosy: Report of two cases with literature review

ABSTRACT

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease affecting primarily the skin, peripheral nerves, respiratory system andthe eyes. Leprosy induces various types of clinical presentation affecting the patient´s immune response. Cellmediatedimmunity is considered to be the crucial defence against the disease and the magnitude of this immunitydefines the extent of the disease. The article presents two case reports of manifestations of leprosy inthe oro-facial region, with a brief review of various other important oro-facial manifestations of leprosy. Thefirst report deals with granulomatous nodules in the palate while the second report presents bilateral facialpalsy in leprosy patients. Both the reports gain importance due to rare oral manifestation in a borderline leprosypatient in the first case, while the second case presents a rare bilateral Bell´s sign. The role of the dentalprofession and especially the Oral Medicine specialist is of great importance in early diagnosis of oral lesions (AU)

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