TY - JOUR
KW - Leprosy, Multibacillary
KW - Inflammatory polyarthritis
KW - Endemic disease
KW - Neuropathic feet
AU - Rai S
AU - Uppal H
AU - Awale R
AU - Gunjiganvi M
AU - Suruchi 
AB - <jats:p>A 51-year-old woman previously treated for multibacillary leprosy presented with polyarthritis of wrists, ankles and small joints of the hands, resembling rheumatoid arthritis. She had completed multidrug leprosy therapy in 2014 and had a previous history of erythema nodosum leprosum treated with corticosteroids. Slit-skin smear demonstrated acid-fast bacilli and skin biopsy confirmed granulomatous inflammation consistent with leprosy. She was treated with anti-inflammatory therapy and rehabilitation measures, resulting in gradual clinical improvement.</jats:p>
BT - Tropical Doctor
DA - 05/2026
DO - 10.1177/00494755261449584
LA - ENG
M3 - Article 
N2 - <jats:p>A 51-year-old woman previously treated for multibacillary leprosy presented with polyarthritis of wrists, ankles and small joints of the hands, resembling rheumatoid arthritis. She had completed multidrug leprosy therapy in 2014 and had a previous history of erythema nodosum leprosum treated with corticosteroids. Slit-skin smear demonstrated acid-fast bacilli and skin biopsy confirmed granulomatous inflammation consistent with leprosy. She was treated with anti-inflammatory therapy and rehabilitation measures, resulting in gradual clinical improvement.</jats:p>
PB - SAGE Publications
PY - 2026
T2 - Tropical Doctor
TI - Dual arthropathy in previously treated multibacillary leprosy: Inflammatory polyarthritis with neuropathic ankle destruction in an endemic setting
SN - 0049-4755, 1758-1133
ER -