Asymptomatic infant with high titre of immunoglobulin M Mycobacterium Leprae antibody whose mother has Morbus borderline lepromatous leprosy
- Author:
Wahyu Lestari
;
Sri Lestari
;
Qaira Anum
;
Zainal H
;
Satya W
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:Malaysian Journal of Dermatology
2012;28(-):22-26
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease with a
long incubation period caused by Mycobacterium
leprae. The average incubation period for
tuberculoid and lepromatous cases are 2-5 years
and 8-12 years respectively1,2. Risk factors for
leprosy includes age, sex, household contact and
Bacilli Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination3.
We present an asymptomatic 3 month-old
infant with high immunoglobulin M titre
mycobacterium leprae antibody whose mother
has morbus borderline lepromatous leprosy.
