Autochthonous leprosy in Europe: a case report and literature review

Autochthonous leprosy in Europe: a case report and literature review

Leprosy is currently uncommon in Europe: the diagnosed cases are almost all imported from endemic areas.We report on an autochthonous case of borderline lepromatous leprosy in a 71-year-old Portuguese woman. The case was complicated by a reversal reaction and then by erythema nodosum leprosum.A lite...

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Main Authors:	Quentin Beauvillain, Catherine Lok, Camille Joachim, Farida Hamdad, Eva Lafabregue, Christophe Attencourt, Henri Sevestre, Guillaume Chaby
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Autochthonous leprosy Hansen's disease Europe Immune reactions
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221005804

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