A Challenging Case of Domestically Acquired Leprosy in the Southern United States

Hansen’s disease (HD) is rare in the United States, but a steady number of cases are diagnosed annually, especially in southern areas where armadillos are present. Challenges associated with erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), a complication of multibacillary leprosy, call for novel regimens. We presen...

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Autores principales: Mohan, Shruthi, Fairley, Jessica K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Id Cases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7066793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32190708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa060
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Sumario:Hansen’s disease (HD) is rare in the United States, but a steady number of cases are diagnosed annually, especially in southern areas where armadillos are present. Challenges associated with erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), a complication of multibacillary leprosy, call for novel regimens. We present a case of a man with recalcitrant ENL from HD likely acquired in the United States. He required a combination of 4 drugs to control chronic ENL.

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