Leprosy mailing list – July 10th,
2006
Ref.: Can leprosy
skin lesions heal and disappear, under treatment, in 3-6 months?
From:
Naafs B., Munnekeburen, The
Netherlands
Dear
Salvatore,
Concerning
the remark of Dr Latif Ahmad (LML July 7th 2006).
I thank
him for his addition, indeed, Indeterminate patches may disappear
and come back after years as MB leprosy also in non HIV infected
patients. But they may
even come back as PB leprosy. This
has been documented in Bauru, Brazil by the late Dr Diltor Opromolla
and I think I have seen it too. But
the longest continuous observation time for me in one place with
endemic leprosy was only 5 years.
Dr Opromolla served over 40 years the patients at
Instituto Lauro de Souze Lima.
With
kind regards and thankful for what Dr Opromolla showed me over
the more than 15 years I visited him regularly.
Dr Ben
Naafs
