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Type 2 lepra reaction as a cause of pyrexia of unknown origin.

Abstract

Leprosy, a commonly encountered disease, can rarely present as a reactional state de novo with fever as the main presenting feature. Here we describe an uncommon presentation of leprosy [with type 2 lepra reaction] as pyrexia of unknown origin with prominent rheumatologic manifestations [acute polyarthritis], renal involvement and generalized lymphadenopathy with rare presentation of type 2 lepra reaction without the classic skin lesions of erythema nodosum leprosum, occurring in a treatment naive patient without prior history of leprosy.

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Journal Article
Author
Vinod K V
Chandramohan R
Dutta T K
Rajesh N G
Basu D

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