Leprosy Mailing List – January 21, 2020
Ref.: (LML) Leprosy Eponym: need for a medical name
From: Diana Lockwood, London, UK
Dear Pieter,
I would like to add a belated thank you to Ruth Butlin for her detailed post on Nov 2019 (LML, 15-11-2019) showing why Hansen's name should not be associated with the disease.
A new medical name would be very helpful. Then patients who are unaware of the historical stigma associated with leprosy will not be burdened with this. A medical name can emphasis the infectious nature of the condition. Many patients now hear the words that leprosy is curable but they remain unaware that it is caused by an infection. Calling it neurodermatosis would be helpful in highlighting the need for neurological examination.
Her proposed mycobacterial neuro-dermatosis is a good suggestion
I think the medical need for an accurate name should be discussed at patients' fora and medical meeting organised in the leprosy world such as the ILEP meetings which comprise both doctors and people affected representatives.
Diana Lockwood
Retired Professor of Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
LML - S Deepak, B Naafs, S Noto and P Schreuder
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