title: Leprosy: diagnosis and management in a developed setting.
abstract: Leprosy remains an important global health concern, but little has been published about its diagnosis and management in developed settings. It has been postulated that delay in diagnosis is common in developed settings. We reviewed all the cases of leprosy seen at a major tertiary referral centre between 1999 and 2013 and demonstrated that delay in diagnosis is common, especially when patients present with symptoms of leprosy reactions rather than classical symptoms, such as hypo-pigmented hypo-aesthetic skin lesions and neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: McGuinness
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGuiness
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leder
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Hansen disease; errythem nodosum leprosum; leprosy; leprosy reaction; reversal reaction