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Mycobacterium Leprae
What are the 4 forms of Leprosy?
How is it transmitted?
What are the problems that it causes?
Where does it grow?
How is it diagnosed?
What are the 4 forms of Leprosy?
How is it transmitted?
What are the problems that it causes?
Where does it grow?
How is it diagnosed?
Intracellular growth - hard to culture on artificial media
Tuberculoid Leprosy
Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
Borderline Lepromatous leprosy
Lepromatous leprosy
All caused by M. leprae
transmitted by contact, aerosols, inhalation
Grows intracellularly
Causes skin lesions (can fuse fingers together). Damage to nerves
Diagnosed with skin test (lepromin). Or can use Light Microscopy with AFB stain
Tuberculoid Leprosy
Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
Borderline Lepromatous leprosy
Lepromatous leprosy
All caused by M. leprae
transmitted by contact, aerosols, inhalation
Grows intracellularly
Causes skin lesions (can fuse fingers together). Damage to nerves
Diagnosed with skin test (lepromin). Or can use Light Microscopy with AFB stain
