@article{5516, keywords = {Aged, Comorbidity, Humans, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary}, author = {Lee HN and Embi C and Vigeland KM and White C}, title = {Concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis and leprosy.}, abstract = {
Concomitant tuberculosis and leprosy is uncommon, even in endemic countries. We report a patient with borderline lepromatous leprosy and type 1 reversal reaction initially diagnosed while the patient was undergoing treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis was on the basis of characteristic histopathology and Fite-Farraco stain.
}, year = {2003}, journal = {Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology}, volume = {49}, pages = {755-7}, month = {2003 Oct}, issn = {0190-9622}, doi = {10.1067/s0190-9622(03)00456-0}, language = {eng}, }