@article{101138, keywords = {Thalidomide, Mycobacterium leprae, Leprosy }, author = {Delgado N and Forero JR and Pérez P and Rios R and Salgado DM and Romero AF}, title = {Eritema Nodoso Leproso: Reporte de un caso pediátrico tratado exitosamente con talidomida}, abstract = {

We present the case of a 10-year-old patient who visited our hospital with prolonged fever, multiple nodular lesions on the skin, and diagnostic studies that con-firmed leprosy. As a complication, there is a type 2 leprosy reaction that does not respond adequately to the use of steroids; therefore, we used thalidomide, a medication that is infrequently used in children. However, we were able to control the inflammatory response.

}, year = {2024}, journal = {Infectio, Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Infectologia}, pages = {199-202}, url = {https://prueba.revistainfectio.org/index.php/infectio/article/view/1192/1334}, language = {ENG}, }