Case Report: Necrotizing Erythema Nodosum as a Manifestation of Lepromatous Leprosy Relapse 50 Years after the Initial Infection.
Journal
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
ISSN: 1476-1645
Titre abrégé: Am J Trop Med Hyg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370507
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 07 2023
05 07 2023
Historique:
received:
10
11
2022
accepted:
26
12
2022
pmc-release:
01
07
2024
medline:
7
7
2023
pubmed:
31
5
2023
entrez:
30
5
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Leprosy is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis that preferentially compromises peripheral nerve, skin, and mucous membranes. Colombia achieved the goal of leprosy elimination in 1997. However, in Urabá (Colombia), there has been an increase in leprosy cases beginning in 2020. This case report shows a leprosy relapse 5 decades after the initial infection debuted as a necrotizing erythema nodosum leprosum. Therefore, long-term follow-up of patients with risk factors for relapse is emphasized, especially those treated before the standard of multidrug therapy (dapsone, clofazimine, and rifampin). This case report stresses the importance the importance of clinical follow-up and surveillance of patients with these events of interest for the public health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37253443
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0701
pii: tpmd220701
pmc: PMC10323994
doi:
Substances chimiques
Leprostatic Agents
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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