Abstract | BACKGROUND: This is an unusual presentation of lepromatous leprosy (LL) in a young boy, 12 years of age. The study forms part of a large scale immunotherapeutic trial with Mycobacterium w (M.w) antileprosy vaccine. The trial is being conducted in two major hospitals in New Delhi, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: This report presents an LL patient with disease limited to a few sites. It stresses the importance of slit-smear and biopsy in all patients of leprosy, and it highlights the upgrading observed on administration of chemo- immunotherapy.
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Authors | K R Beena, S A Zaheer, I Guleria, R Mukherjee, G P Talwar, A Mukherjee, V Ramesh, R S Misra |
Journal | International journal of dermatology
(Int J Dermatol)
Vol. 33
Issue 1
Pg. 64-7
(Jan 1994)
ISSN: 0011-9059 [Print] England |
PMID | 8112948
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Bacterial Vaccines
- Leprostatic Agents
- anti-leprosy vaccine
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Topics |
- Bacterial Vaccines
(administration & dosage)
- Child
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Humans
- Leprostatic Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Leprosy, Lepromatous
(pathology, therapy)
- Male
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