Type 1 (reversal) lepra reaction in borderline leprosy with unusual clinical presentation--a case report.
A male 26 years old patient with BB type of leprosy was encountered with a typical clinical presentations of up-grading (reversal) Type 1 Lepra Reaction. These included sudden appearance of tender, erythematous nodular eruptions mimicking ENL, severe constitutional symptoms like high grade fever, malaise, vomiting, epistaxis, joint pain and tenosynovitis simulating Type 2 Lepra Reaction. To the best of our knowledge, this may be the first such case in our hand.
Kar
H K
HK
Department of Skin and STD, Dr. R.M.L. Hospital, New Delhi.
Saxena
A K
AK
Jain
R K
RK
Sharma
A K
AK
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D013256:Steroids