title: [Bone marrow involvement in lepromatous leprosy].
abstract: A case of lepromatous leprosy with bone marrow involvement in a 37 year old man is presented. Bone marrow aspiration was performed for evaluation of anemia and leukopenia. Ziehl-Neelsen stain demonstrated numerous bacilli lying free in the interstitium and in the cytoplasm of foamy macrophages. The patients was treated with dapsone, rifampicin and thalidomide, and obtained a good response. Bone marrow evaluation is useful in the initial study and surveillance of selected patients with lepromatous leprosy and hematological abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, N.L.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: González Villarreal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gómez Almaguer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salazar Riojas
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Marfil Rivera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Afección de la médula ósea en lepra lepromatosa.