Leprosy

A chronic infectious disease affecting primarily the skin and peripheral nervous system.

Rapid swelling (edema) of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, mucosa and submucosal tissues of the skin of the face, normally around the mouth, and the mucosa of the mouth and/or throat, as well as the tongue during a period of minutes to several hours. The swelling can also occur elsewhere, typically in the hands. Angioedema is similar to urticaria, but the swelling is subcutaneous rather than on the epidermis.

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PMID (PMCID)
23236704	MIXED_SAMPLE	Adult
	Various faces of Hansen's disease.
	Raval RC. Indian J Lepr. 2012;84(2):155-60.
	In many cases leprosy is treated as common disorders like psoriasis, pyoderma, angioedema, pre vitiligo.
923289	MIXED_SAMPLE	Adult
	Case of suspected connective tissue disease presenting as chronic edema or swelling of face, neck, and upper trunk.
	Johnson WC. Cutis. 1977;20(5):670-4.
	An objective histologic diagnosis can usually be made in scleroderma, lupus erythematosus panniculitis, amyloidosis, and angioedema, and in diseases such as lepromatous leprosy and mycosis fungoids (which are sometimes confused with connective tissue diseases).