Father-Daughter Duo: How Unmasking Leprosy in Father Helped in Leprosy Diagnosis in the Daughter - A Case Report

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dc.contributor.authorParikh, FAen_US
dc.contributor.authorShah, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorShah, Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorThakkar, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:22:20Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:22:20Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractIn highly endemic countries like India, where tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy infection may coexist, screening the other disease before initiating treatment is important to prevent Rifampicin resistance since both diseases are treated with and sensitive to Rifampicin. Here, we report a leprosy case involving the unmasking of leprosy in a treated patient with Pulmonary TB. In this case, a high index of suspicion of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL) in a patient with no history of leprosy disease or treatment with anti-leprosy drugs was observed. He, however, had a history of taking anti-tuberculous medicine 1.5 years earlier. This case report also acknowledges the physician’s prompt referral of this patient to a dermatologist. Taking a detailed family history and screening helped us diagnose leprosy in the patient’s daughter. It also emphasises the atypical presentation of leprosy, which (although described in textbooks) is being reported here.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Dermatology, GMERS Medical College and General Hospital, Gotri, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsConsulting Dermatologist, Surat, Gujarat, India.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsConsulting Dermatologist, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Dermatology, GMERS Medical College and General Hospital, Gotri, Vadodara, Gujarat, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationParikh FA, Shah A, Shah H, Thakkar S. Father-Daughter Duo: How Unmasking Leprosy in Father Helped in Leprosy Diagnosis in the Daughter - A Case Report. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 2022 Dec; 94: 349-354en_US
dc.identifier.issn0254-9395
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/222617
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherHind Kusht Nivaran Sangh (Indian Leprosy Association)en_US
dc.relation.volume94en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijl.org.in/article-detail/94/439en_US
dc.subjectHansen’s diseaseen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectErythema Nodosum Leprosumen_US
dc.subjectContact Tracingen_US
dc.subjectRifampicinen_US
dc.titleFather-Daughter Duo: How Unmasking Leprosy in Father Helped in Leprosy Diagnosis in the Daughter - A Case Reporten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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