00915nas a2200289 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001200065653001800077653001100095653002500106653000900131653001300140653001500153653001200168100001600180700001600196700001700212700001600229245005300245300001000298490000700308050003200315520026400347022001400611 1988 d c1988 Jul10aAdult10aDapsone10aFoot Diseases10aHumans10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aMale10aSeizures10aSkin Ulcer10aTetanus1 aAnilkumar G1 aSonvane M V1 aNampalle V B1 aNathani P J00aTetanus in patient with lepromatous leprosy (I). a448-90 v60 aInfolep Library - available3 a

Tetanus in lepromatous leprosy is rare and reported occasionally as case reports only. We present a case of lepromatous leprosy who succumbed to death due to rapidly progressing tetanus. The mechanism of protection from tetanus in leprosy is discussed.

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