[Multibacillary leprosy in a renal recipient patient: a case report].
Leprosy is still a public health concern in Brazil, where more than 30,000 new cases are detected every year. There are few reports of this mycobacteriosis in immunosuppressed patients, despite the increasing number of solid organ transplantation and the use of post-transplant drugs in this country. The authors describe a case of multibacillary leprosy in a renal transplant recipient, detected 12 years after the procedure, and discuss the therapy, adverse effects and management of leprosy reactions in patients immunosuppressed by drugs.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Flávia Albuquerque de Rezende
FA
Dutra
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Marcelo Grossi
MG
Araújo
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Kátia de Paula
Kde P
Farah
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Mônica Maria Moreira Delgado
MM
Maciel
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Fernando das Mercês
Fd
Lucas Junior
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Stanley de Almeida
Sde A
Araújo
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Antonio Carlos Martins
AC
Guedes
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D056006:Leprosy, Multibacillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy