A type 1 leprosy reaction in a 50-year-old man
A 50-year-old man was diagnosed with leprosy on pre-immigration screening in the Philippines and was prescribed oral dapsone and rifampin. He immigrated to Canada 1 month later and discontinued therapy because of a lack of clinical improvement. During this time, new skin lesions developed and were
Authors
- Barbara M. Stryjewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4365-5918)
- Dale R. Kalina
- Melissa Richard-Greenblatt
Institutions
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240040
- Primary Topic
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00