First report of leprosy presenting as acute polyarthritis in the setting of type I downgrading lepra reaction.
Leprosy is a rare cause of acute polyarthritis. We describe the occurrence of oedema of the hands and feet and acute polyarthritis in the setting of type I (downgrading) lepra reaction in an untreated patient with borderline leprosy. This case report further expands the range of articular manifestations that can occur in leprosy.
Al-Raqum
Haneen Adel
HA
Department of Dermatology, Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait.
Uppal
S S
SS
El Abdalghani
Rana Abdul Rahman
RA
Lasheen
Ibrahim
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D002991:Clofazimine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D003622:Dapsone; D011239:Prednisolone; D002991:Clofazimine