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Review
. 2015 Jan;45(1):109-12.
doi: 10.1111/imj.12638.

Leprosy: diagnosis and management in a developed setting

D Turner  1 , S L McGuinness, K Leder
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Review

Leprosy: diagnosis and management in a developed setting

D Turner et al. Intern Med J. 2015 Jan.

Erratum in

  • Corrigendum.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Intern Med J. 2015 Feb;45(2):236. doi: 10.1111/imj.12700. Intern Med J. 2015. PMID: 27292310 No abstract available.

Abstract

Leprosy remains an important global health concern, but little has been published about its diagnosis and management in developed settings. It has been postulated that delay in diagnosis is common in developed settings. We reviewed all the cases of leprosy seen at a major tertiary referral centre between 1999 and 2013 and demonstrated that delay in diagnosis is common, especially when patients present with symptoms of leprosy reactions rather than classical symptoms, such as hypo-pigmented hypo-aesthetic skin lesions and neuropathy.

Keywords: Hansen disease; errythem nodosum leprosum; leprosy; leprosy reaction; reversal reaction.

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Comment in

  • Leprosy and Australia.
    Boughton CR. Boughton CR. Intern Med J. 2015 May;45(5):590. doi: 10.1111/imj.12745. Intern Med J. 2015. PMID: 25955471 No abstract available.

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