@article{95475,
  author = {Cachia M and Dimech A and Betts A and Azzopardi CM and Boffa MJ},
  title = {Leprosy in Malta: not to be forgotten},
  abstract = {Leprosy is a granulomatous infection that was considered endemic in Malta up until being declared eradicated in 1999 thanks to the Malta Leprosy Eradication Programme. However, leprosy remains endemic in a number of low-to-middle income countries, and may be imported to non-endemic regions like Malta by migrants.  We report a case of a man from the Philippines  presenting with nodular lesions over the face, trunk and limbs and a hypoaesthetic patch over the arm. A skin biopsy supported the clinical suspicion of midline borderline/borderline  lepromatous  leprosy  and  triple  therapy  with clofazimine,  dapsone  and  rifampicin  was  initiated.  Despite  having  a wide  clinical  differential  diagnosis,  leprosy  must  always  be  kept  in mind  by  clinicians, especially when  treating  nationals  from endemic areas.},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Malta Medical Journal},
  volume = {33},
  pages = {101-115},
  url = {http://mmsjournals.org/index.php/mmj/article/view/355/1166},
  language = {eng},
}