A case of leprosy in an immunocompromised traveller

J Travel Med. 2024 Jun 3;31(4):taae060. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae060.

Sille Pelser¹, Annemieke Geluk^{2

3}, Wynand H P M Vissers⁴, Nikki Knijn⁵, Colette L M van Hees^{3

6}, Robert-Jan Hassing¹

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Rijnstate Hospital Arnhem, Wagnerlaan 55, 6815AD, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 AZ Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Erasmus MC/LUMC Leprosy Center of Expertise, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Rijnstate Hospital Arnhem, Wagnerlaan 55, 6815 AD, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Pathology, Rijnstate Hospital Arnhem, Wagnerlaan 55, 6815 AD, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: Hansen’s disease; Mycobacterium; expatriate; immunosuppression; neglected tropical diseases; travel.

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