01827nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260004400042653002700086653001900113653001500132653002100147653001200168100001100180700001300191700001200204700001400216245011400230856008800344300000800432520114300440022001401583       2024                            d  bSpringer Science and Business Media LLC10aBorderline lepromatous10aMultibacillary10atratamento10aHansen's disease10aleprosy1 aChin N1 aSmith LR1 aGaudi S1 aBaldwin B00aA Case of Multibacillary Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy in the United States Treated With Alternative Therapy  uhttps://assets.cureus.com/uploads/case_report/pdf/270430/20240806-268890-z60mxq.pdf  a1-53 a<p>Hansen’s disease (leprosy) is a rare infectious disease with less than 300 recorded cases in the United States every year. In this report, we present an 80-year-old White male with a three-year history of slowly progressive, pink, well-demarcated, and annular patches, plaques, and papules that started on his thighs and spread to his abdomen, chest, back, and upper extremities. After sequence identification on biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of leprosy, the patient was treated with an alternative regimen of monthly moxifloxacin, rifabutin, and minocycline. After a month of treatment, the patient reported a reduction in his rash. This report highlights a case of multibacillary leprosy in the southeastern United States. It is a very interesting study as the selection of this patient’s treatment was complex, and he ultimately received an alternative therapeutic regimen. This case also highlights the rising incidence of leprosy in this region of the United States and stresses the importance of monitoring for warning signs indicative of this diagnosis to facilitate early treatment and attenuation of this disease.</p>
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