Lepra reaction presenting with inflammatory polyarthritis

Publication date: Available online 31 January 2017 Source:Apollo Medicine Author(s): Abhishek Patil, Sundeep Kumar Upadhyaya, Nikunjkumar Dadhaniya, Rohini Handa Hansen's disease (HD) is still prevalent in many parts of India. It can be complicated by the lepra reactions which are immunologically mediated episodes of acute or subacute inflammation. Arthritis and tenosynovitis are under reported and under recognized manifestations of these lepra reactions. Here we report a case of long standing HD presenting with polyarthritis and tenosynovitis as the initial manifestation of the lepra reaction.
Source: Apollo Medicine - Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research