Surgical treatment of type I neuritis in a teenage boy with borderline tuberculoid leprosy

Surgical treatment of type I neuritis in a teenage boy with borderline tuberculoid leprosy

Exacerbation of the immune response against Mycobacterium leprae can lead to neuritis, which is commonly treated via immunosuppression with corticosteroids. Early neurolysis may be performed concurrently, especially in young patients with a risk of functional sequelae. We report the case of a young...

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Main Authors: Christiane Salgado Sette, Patrick Alexander Wachholz, Paula Yoshiko Masuda, Renata Borges Fortes da Costa Figueira, Milton Cury Filho, Cleverson Teixeira Soares, Jaison Antônio Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Borderline leprosy
Neuritis
Leprosy therapy
Minor surgical procedures
Leprosy surgery
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000200228&lng=en&tlng=en

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