@article{27522, author = {Branagan P and Moran B and Fitzgibbon M and Reid V and McMenamin M and Kane M and Kelly F and Barnes L and McLaughlin A and Keane J}, title = {Inoculation site leprosy in a tattoo as a paradoxical reaction following tuberculosis treatment.}, abstract = {
We present a patient who developed inoculation site leprosy in a tattoo, which was confirmed by Mycobacterium leprae DNA sequencing of a polymerase chain reaction product from a skin biopsy. His leprosy became manifest as a paradoxical reaction only after 8 weeks of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis.
}, year = {2016}, journal = {The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease}, volume = {20}, pages = {706-8}, issn = {1815-7920}, doi = {10.5588/ijtld.15.0236}, language = {eng}, }