Case report of leprosy in the Russian Federation
- Authors: Kubanov A.A.1, Rakhmatulina M.R.1, Levicheva Y.Y.1, Kondrakhina I.N.1, Kuznetsov O.E.1, Smolyannikova V.A.1,2, Grekova E.V.2, Karamova A.E.1
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Affiliations:
- State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
- Issue: Vol 99, No 5 (2023)
- Pages: 102-110
- Section: CLINICAL CASE REPORTS
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0042-4609/article/view/217621
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.25208/vdv14872
- ID: 217621
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A clinical case of leprosy diagnosis in a citizen of the Republic of Chad (lepra-endemic region), а 24 year old male, student is presented. In 2019 the patient received permission to stay in the Russian Federation for educational purposes, entered one of the federal universities, and studied in Moscow, living in a hostel. During these years, he applied to various clinics, complaining of skin rashes and other symptoms characteristic of leprosy, without the effect of the prescribed treatment. In 2023, after contacting the clinic of skin diseases of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), was first sent to the The Federal State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology of the Ministry of Health of Russia with suspicion of leprosy. The results of clinical and laboratory studies including bacterioscopic examination of skin scarifications and pathohistological study of the skin confirmed the diagnosis: A30.5 Leprosy, multibacterial form, lepromatous type, active stage. This case presentation testifies to the lack of alertness regarding leprosy, especially among doctors conducting medical examinations of foreign citizens in order to obtain permission to stay in the Russian Federation, which may cause the spread of dangerous infectious diseases on the territory of the Russian Federation.
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Alexey A. Kubanov
State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
Email: alex@cnikvi.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7625-0503
SPIN-code: 8771-4990
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation, MoscowMargarita R. Rakhmatulina
State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
Email: rahmatulina@cnikvi.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3039-7769
SPIN-code: 6222-8684
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor
Russian Federation, MoscowYuliya Y. Levicheva
State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
Email: levicheva@700200.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1962-4193
Russian Federation, Moscow
Irina N. Kondrakhina
State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
Email: kondrakhina77@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3662-9954
SPIN-code: 8721-9424
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, MoscowOleg E. Kuznetsov
State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
Email: kuznetsov@cnikvi.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7571-7108
SPIN-code: 8600-3098
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, MoscowVera A. Smolyannikova
State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: smva@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7759-5378
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Senior Research Associate
Russian Federation, Moscow; MoscowEkaterina V. Grekova
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: grekova_kate@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7968-9829
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, MoscowArfenya E. Karamova
State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
Author for correspondence.
Email: karamova@cnikvi.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3805-8489
SPIN-code: 3604-6491
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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