[Bone marrow involvement in lepromatous leprosy].
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.
González Villarreal
M G
MG
Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, N.L.
Gómez Almaguer
D
D
Salazar Riojas
R
R
Marfil Rivera
L J
LJ
D000328:Adult; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male
Afección de la médula ósea en lepra lepromatosa.