00895nas a2200253 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653000900055653001600064653001100080653001200091653000900103653001600112653002800128100001100156700001100167700001600178700001200194245005200206300001000258490000700268520035200275022001400627 2003 d c2003 Oct10aAged10aComorbidity10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aTuberculosis, Pulmonary1 aLee HN1 aEmbi C1 aVigeland KM1 aWhite C00aConcomitant pulmonary tuberculosis and leprosy. a755-70 v493 a
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.
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