title: Hepatic involvement in lepromatous leprosy.
abstract: Hepatic involvement in a lepromatous leprosy (LL) patient is reported. The serum concentrations of aminotransferases were much higher than previously described in the leprosy literature. Other causes for hepatic damage were ruled out. Such hepatic involvement and elevation of aminotransferases have never been described in leprosy.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Minas Gerais, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Avenue Alfredo Balena, 190, 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. tferrari@medicina.ufmg.br
authors.forename: Teresa C A
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Marcelo G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Maria M F
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D000637:Transaminases / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000637:Transaminases