title: [Tuberculoid leprosy revealed by active ulcerative colitis: a case report].
abstract: Leprosy is endemic in Senegal. In 2011, there were 73 new cases reported in Dakar. The circumstances of discovery are often dermatologic or neurologic. Few case reports describe an association with chronic inflammatory colitis, probably fortuitous. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who had a tuberculoid leprosy revealed by active ulcerative colitis. Treatment according to the WHO protocol of leprosy, combined with corticosteroids and then methotrexate, resulted in healing of the leprosy and remission of the colitis.
authors.affiliation: Université de Thiès, UFR des Sciences de la santé, Thiès, Sénégal.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie-vénéréologie, hôpital régional de Thiès, Thiès, Sénégal.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Diatta
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital régional de Thiès, Sénégal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berthe
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie-vénéréologie, hôpital régional de Thiès, Thiès, Sénégal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diousse
authors.affiliation: Service d'anatomie pathologique, hôpital général de Grand Yoff (HOGGY), Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dial
authors.affiliation: Université de Thiès, UFR des Sciences de la santé, Thiès, Sénégal.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.affiliation: Université de Thiès, UFR des Sciences de la santé, Thiès, Sénégal.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012675:Senegal
keywords: Senegal; chronic ulcerative colitis; corticosteroids; leprosy