[Multibacillary leprosy in a renal recipient patient: a case report].

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Flávia Albuquerque de Rezende Dutra, Marcelo Grossi Araújo, Kátia de Paula Farah, Mônica Maria Moreira Delgado Maciel, Fernando das Mercês Lucas Junior, Stanley de Almeida Araújo, Antonio Carlos Martins Guedes
• Journal: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia (J Bras Nefrol) 2015 Jan-Mar Vol. 37 Issue 1 Pg. 131-4 ISSN: 2175-8239 [Electronic] Brazil
• Vernacular Title: Hanseníase multibacilar em paciente transplantado renal: relato de caso.
• PMID: 25923761 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Humans
• Kidney Transplantation
• Leprosy, Multibacillary (diagnosis, therapy)
• Male
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis, therapy)