Multiple cold abscesses in a borderline lepromatous patient on multidrug therapy.
Indian J Lepr
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1989 Oct; 61(4): 442-4
Article
Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
A 25-year-old male patient was diagnosed as a case of borderline lepromatous (BL) type of leprosy in erythema nodosum leprosum type reaction. He was put on multidrug treatment. He took regular treatment. Approximately a year after the beginning of the treatment he developed multiple cold abscesses and later tuberculosis of the left hip joint. He was given antitubercular treatment with 4 drugs and the abscesses were treated surgically. He showed good response. This unusual case and the role of intermittent rifampicin is discussed.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Rifampicine
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Tuberculose ostéoarticulaire
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Humains
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Mâle
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Lèpre interpolaire
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Lèpre lépromateuse
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Clofazimine
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Adulte
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Dapsone
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Abcès
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Lepr
Thème du journal:
Tropical Medicine
Année:
1989
Type:
Article
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