@article{16766, keywords = {Adult, Dapsone, Humans, Immunosuppression, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Kidney Transplantation, leprosy, Male}, author = {Date A and Mathai R and Pandey A P and Shastry J C}, title = {Renal transplantation in leprosy.}, abstract = {

A patient with tuberculoid leprosy and chronic renal failure was given a renal allograft after 5 months of dapsone (DDS) treatment. The leprosy showed continued healing in spite of immunosuppression and was not a significant cause of morbidity. Tuberculoid leprosy does not appear to be a contraindication for renal transplantation.

}, year = {1982}, journal = {International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association}, volume = {50}, pages = {56-7}, month = {1982 Mar}, issn = {0148-916X}, url = {http://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v50n1a08.pdf}, language = {eng}, }