What Is the Prognosis of a Lesion That Has Been Cultured and Found to Be an Acid-Fast Bacteria?
Question by Pam W: what is the prognosis of a lesion that has been cultured and found to be an acid-fast bacteria?
this lesion came up on the buttock following a cosmetic procedure where they injected the patients own fat into buttocks. This was done app. 4 months ago with no complications until now. Female is in early 30’s with excellent health and all guidelines were followed following procedure. Just wondering where this might have been contracted from and what is to be expected in healing this lesion.
Best answer:
Answer by sammom
Could it be leprosy? Leprosy is caused by the organism Mycobacterium leprae ( .it is acid fast organism)
Alternative Names :Hansen’s disease
Definition
Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been known since biblical times. It is characterized by disfiguring skin sores, nerve damage, and progressive debilitation.
Causes
Leprosy is caused by the organism Mycobacterium leprae. It is not very contagious (difficult to transmit) and has a long incubation period (time before symptoms appear), which makes it difficult to determine where or when the disease was contracted. Children are more susceptible than adults to contracting the disease.
Leprosy has two common forms, tuberculoid and lepromatous, and these have been further subdivided. Both forms produce sores on the skin, but the lepromatous form is most severe, producing large, disfiguring nodules (lumps and bumps).
All forms of the disease eventually cause peripheral neurological damage (nerve damage in the arms and legs) which causes sensory loss in the skin and muscle weakness. People with long-term leprosy may lose the use of their hands or feet due to repeated injury resulting from lack of sensation.
Leprosy is common in many countries worldwide, and in temperate, tropical, and subtropical climates. Approximately 100 cases per year are diagnosed in the United States. Most cases are limited to the South, California, Hawaii, and U.S. island possessions.
Effective medications exist, and isolation of victims in “leper colonies” is unnecessary. The emergence of drug-resistant Mycobacterium leprae, as well as increased numbers of cases worldwide, have led to global concern about this disease.
Symptoms
Symptoms include:
Skin lesions that are lighter than your normal skin color
Lesions have decreased sensation to touch, heat, or pain
Lesions do not heal after several weeks to months
Numbness or absent sensation in the hands, arms, feet, and legs
Muscle weakness
Exams and Tests
Lepromin skin test can be used to distinguish lepromatous from tuberculoid leprosy, but is not used for diagnosis.
Skin scraping examination for acid fast bacteria
Treatment
A number of different antibiotics are used to kill the bacteria that causes the disease.
Aspirin, prednisone, or thalidomide are used to control inflammation.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Early recognition is important. Early treatment limits damage by the disease, renders the person noninfectious, and allows for a normal lifestyle.
Possible Complications
Permanent nerve damage
Cosmetic disfigurement
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if signs or symptoms described here occur, especially following exposure. Cases of leprosy in the United States need to be reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Prevention
Prevention consists of avoiding close physical contact with untreated people. People on long-term medication become noninfectious (they do not transmit the organism that causes the disease).
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