Skin Diseases as Observed in Leprosy Patients

Abstract

Skin diseases in leprosy patients were investigated in summer with 479 in-patients of the Tohoku Shin-sei-en as subjects, and the following results have been obtained.
1. Dermatomycosis were noted in 104 among the 479 leprosy patients investigated (21.7%). They consisted of 89 cases of erosio interdigitalis blastomycetica, 10 cases of trichophytia pompholyciformis, 3 cases of trichophytia eczematosa, and a case of pityriasis versicolor and a case of blastomycetica cutis. On the other hand, pyodermic condition was noted only in 1 leprosy patient (furuncle).
2. Eczematous conditions were noted in 40 among the 479 leprosy patients (8.4%). They consisted of 12 cases of eczema sudamen, 9 cases of scratch eczema, 8 cases of bacterial eczema, 6 cases of circumscribed neurodermitis, 3 cases of seborrheic dermatitis, and a case of solar dermatitis and a case of alkalic eczema. Not a single case of contact eczema was noted.
3. 5 cases of ariboflavinosis were the only avitaminosis condition noted, and there were only 2 cases of keloidal scar noticeable.