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Case Report of Two Cases of Fever, Rash, and Organ Involvement during the Treatment of Leprosy.

Authors :
Liu, Hong
Wang, Chuan
Chu, Tongsheng
Rani, Parimi Leela
Yu, Debao
Fu, Xi'an
Chen, Mingfei
Chen, Shumin
Zhang, Furen
Source :
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Aug2014, Vol. 8 Issue 8, p1-5. 5p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article presents two case studies of fever, rush, and organ involvement during leprosy therapy. The first case involves a 65-year-old man who was diagnosed with borderline tuberculoid leprosy, while the other patient is a 39-year-old woman who was diagnosed with lepromatous leprosy. Both patients were given a final diagnosis of dapsone induced hypersensitivity syndrome, described as a life threatening condition in treating leprosy. A discussion about DDS Syndrome is also provided.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19352727
Volume :
8
Issue :
8
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
99240475
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003130