Late reversal reaction after 10 years of adequately treated leprosy.
Differentiation between a relapse or late reversal reaction following completion of regular drug therapy in patients with leprosy is often difficult, though it has definite therapeutic implications. The present case documents a late reversal reaction occurring an unusually long time after the completion of multi-drug therapy.
Thacker
A K
AK
Department of Neurology, BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur, India.
Kumar
P
P
Mukhija
R D
RD
Sharma
S P
SP
D000328:Adult; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors
D007917:Leprostatic Agents