2003 年 72 巻 3 号 p. 275-278
With the abolition of Leprosy Prevention Act of 1996, that opportunities examining the Hansen's disease patient with a general medical institution increase is expected.
Because we experienced Hansen's disease of a staying in Japan foreigner then in such time, we present it.
A case is a man of 50 years old, who is a Filipino of 3 years living in Japan.
It recognized infiltrating deep erythema in a face and trunk.
Furthermore, in dysesthesia, nerve hyperplasia, and BI is positive in skin smear. Histopathology is a typical finding. Than the above, we diagnosed it as Hansen's disease of BL-LL type.