Genital involvement and type I reaction in childhood leprosy

Lepr Rev. 2005 Sep;76(3):253-7.

Abstract

We describe the case of a 4-year-old boy, with a positive family history of multibacillary leprosy (borderline-borderline) in his 12-year-old sister. The patient was diagnosed to have borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy, BI of 4 + and had two erythematous, infiltrated plaques over the scrotum. He developed type reaction, 3 months following initiation of multibacillary multidrug therapy (MB-MDT) and responded favourably to systemic corticosteroids.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Genital Diseases, Male / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Leprostatic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Leprostatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Leprosy, Borderline / drug therapy*
  • Leprosy, Borderline / etiology
  • Male
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Scrotum

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Leprostatic Agents
  • Prednisolone