A Case of Lepromatous Leprosy Accompanying Vitiligo vulgaris with Beneficial Effect by Multidrug Therapy
저자
Bom Seock Ha, Young ho Won#, Kun Park#, and Inn Ki Chun#
소속
Korean Leprosy Control Association, Kwangju City and Chonnam Division, and Department of Dermatology#, Chonnam National University Medical School, Kwangju City, Korea
년도
1992
권
25
호
2
번호
시작페이지
61
끝페이지
68
첨부
요약
The systemic hypopigmented skin lesions appeared in a 41-year old man suffering from possibly relapsed lepromatous leprosy. Histopathological examination including DOPA staining diagnosed the hypopigmented macules and patches as vitiligo vugaris. During the treatment with only multidrug therapy without other treatment of vitiligo, the both lesions of leprosy and vitiligo showed beneficial effect. Electron microscopial examination made us ascertain that the repigmentation originated in true melanogenesis due to the possible effect of clofazimine.
