Table 2.
Summary of single cases reported from Italy (1925 - 2019). Notes. * = year of actual diagnosis; BB = borderline borderline; TT = tuberculoid leprosy; TB = tuberculoid borderline; LL = lepromatous leprosy; LB = lepromatous borderline; N/A not specified; MB = multibacillary; IBP = Italian Born People; FBP = Foreign Born People
| Reference | Year* | Age (years) | Gender | Country of origin | Familiarity | Diagnosis | MB | Latency (years) | Risk group |
| Fiallo P et al. (33) | 1992 | 38 | M | Italy | N | TB | - | 2 | Long stay, high-risk area |
| Passarini B et al (34) | 2001 | 52 | M | Italy | N | LL | - | 2 | - |
| Visco-Comandini U et al. (35) | 2004 | 32 | M | Brazil | N/A | TT | - | 2 | HIV positive |
| Mozzillo R et al. (36) | 2006 | 68 | M | Italy | N/A | LL | - | 15 | Long stay, high-risk area |
| Zammarchi L et al. (13) | 2006- | 29 | M | Philippines | Y | TT | - | 14 | - |
| 2010 | 49 | M | Sudan | N/A | LL | - | N/A | Refugee | |
| Bongiorno MR et al. (32) | 2008 | 43 | M | Italy | N | LL | X | 3 | Long stay, high-risk area |
| Fiallo P et al. (31) | 2008 | 51 | W | Philippines | N/A | TT | - | 3 | Long stay, high-risk area |
| Filippetti R et al. (30) | 2008 | 30 | W | Italy | N | BB | - | < 1 | Long stay, high-risk area |
| Aridon P et al. (29) | 2009 | 15 | M | Senegal | N/A | TT | - | < 1 | Refugee |
| Rongioletti F et al. (46) | 2009 | 43 | W | Brazil | Y | BB | X | 1.5 | - |
| Giacomet V et al. (45) | 2010 | 14 | M | Brazil | N/A | LL | - | < 1 | Adopted |
| Massone C et al. (44) | 2010 | 28 | M | Nigeria | N/A | LL | - | N/A | Refugee |
| 2010 | 22 | M | Columbia | N/A | BB | - | N/A | - | |
| 2010 | 14 | M | Brazil | N/A | BB | - | 1 | Adopted | |
| Simeoni S et al. (43) | 2011 | 20 | M | India | Y | LL | X | 4 | - |
| Piras AM et al. (42) | 2011 | 26 | M | Nigeria | N/A | BB | - | N/A | Refugee |
| Massone C et al. (41) | 2012 | 77 | M | Italy | N | LB | - | 20 | - |
| Liguori R et al. (40) | 2015 | 59 | M | Italy | N | TT | - | 2 | - |
| Maritati M, Contini C (39) | 2015 | 22 | M | Ghana | N/A | BB | - | N/A | Refugee |
| Marotta M et al. (28) | 2017 | 29 | M | Nigeria | N | LL | X | 3 | Refugee |
| Cusini M et al. (37) | 2017 | 75 | M | Italy | N | LB | - | 2 | - |
| Beltrame A at al. (38) | 2017 | 78 | M | Italy | N/A | TT | - | 4 | Missionary, high risk area |
| Summary | Tot = 23 | 39.7 y ± 20.6 | M: 20, 87.0% F: 3, 13.0% | IBP: 8, 34.8% FBP: 15, 65.2% | Y: 3, 13.0% N: 8, 34.8% N/A: 12, 52.2% |
TT: 6, 26.1% TB: 1, 4.3% BB: 6, 26.1% LB: 2, 8.6% LL: 8, 34.8 % |
4, 17.4% | N/A: 5, 21.7% < 1y: 3, 13.0% 2y: 4, 17.4% 3y: 3, 13.0% 4y: 2, 8.7% ≥5y: 3, 13.0% | None: 8, 34.8% Refugee: 6, 26.1% Adopted: 2, 8.7% Long stay, high-risk area: 5, 21.7% Missionary, high-risk area: 1, 4.3% HIV positive: 1, 4.3% |