Hepatic involvement in lepromatous leprosy.
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.
Ferrari
Teresa C A
TC
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
Araújo
Marcelo G
MG
Ribeiro
Maria M F
MM
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*
D000637:Transaminases