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Case Reports
. 2006 Feb;25(1):101-5.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-005-1147-0. Epub 2005 Oct 25.

First report of leprosy presenting as acute polyarthritis in the setting of type I downgrading lepra reaction

Haneen Adel Al-Raqum  1 , S S Uppal, Rana Abdul Rahman El Abdalghani, Ibrahim Lasheen
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First report of leprosy presenting as acute polyarthritis in the setting of type I downgrading lepra reaction

Haneen Adel Al-Raqum et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

Leprosy is a rare cause of acute polyarthritis. We describe the occurrence of oedema of the hands and feet and acute polyarthritis in the setting of type I (downgrading) lepra reaction in an untreated patient with borderline leprosy. This case report further expands the range of articular manifestations that can occur in leprosy.

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