Deep vein thrombosis: a rare complication of thalidomide therapy in recurrent erythema nodosum leprosum.
A case of deep-vein thrombosis is reported in a female patient with multibacillary leprosy who received pulses of dexamethasone and cyclophosphamide for recurrent ENL that had not responded to prednisone and thalidomide.
Sharma
Nand L
NL
Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla-171001 India. nandlals@hotmail.com
Sharma
Vikas
V
Shanker
Vinay
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Mahajan
Vikram K
VK
Sarin
Sandip
S
D000328:Adult; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000139:chemically induced*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D013792:Thalidomide; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003520:Cyclophosphamide