01120nas a2200265 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653002600070653003000096653003000126653001100156653002500167653000900192653001600201653002500217653001600242653001400258100001400272245012700286300001000413490000700423520041000430022001400840 1996 d c1996 Nov10aAmpicillin10aAnti-Bacterial Agents10aDrug Resistance, Multiple10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aHumans10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium leprae10aPenicillins10aSulbactam1 aMehta V R00aLeprosy resistant to multi-drug-therapy (MDT) successfully treated with ampicillin-sulbactam combination--(a case report). a305-70 v503 a
A 50 year male developed a discoid lesion of leprosy on the face. Inspite of Dapsone 100 mg/day and Rifampicin 600 mgm per day the disease spread to both sides of the face and forehead. It became worse with Prednisolone and Clofazimine. It cleared completely when Sultamicillin was added to the latter. This seems to be the first patient of leprosy to be treated with this combination and reported.
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