@article{11577, keywords = {Adult, Diagnosis, Differential, Erythema Nodosum, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Male, Steroids}, author = {Kar H K and Saxena A K and Jain R K and Sharma A K}, title = {Type 1 (reversal) lepra reaction in borderline leprosy with unusual clinical presentation--a case report.}, abstract = {
A male 26 years old patient with BB type of leprosy was encountered with a typical clinical presentations of up-grading (reversal) Type 1 Lepra Reaction. These included sudden appearance of tender, erythematous nodular eruptions mimicking ENL, severe constitutional symptoms like high grade fever, malaise, vomiting, epistaxis, joint pain and tenosynovitis simulating Type 2 Lepra Reaction. To the best of our knowledge, this may be the first such case in our hand.
}, year = {1987}, journal = {Indian journal of leprosy}, volume = {59}, pages = {219-22}, month = {1987 Apr-Jun}, issn = {0254-9395}, language = {eng}, }