Late reversal reaction after 10 years of adequately treated leprosy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Differentiation between a relapse or late reversal reaction following completion of regular drug therapy in patients with leprosy is often difficult, though it has definite therapeutic implications. The present case documents a late reversal reaction occurring an unusually long time after the completion of multi-drug therapy.
Medical subject headings
- Leprosy
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases