01208nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001200054653002000066653003100086100001300117700001500130700001300145700001400158700001100172700001300183700001100196245007800207856013600285520054300421022001400964       2014                            d10aSenegal10aleprosy10aCorticosteroids10aChronic ulcerative colitis1 aDiop M G1 aDiatta B A1 aBerthe A1 aDiousse P1 aDial C1 aDiop B M1 aKa M M00aTuberculoid leprosy revealed by active ulcerative colitis: a case report.  uhttp://www.jle.com/download/mst-302644-une_rectocolite_hemorragique_revelant_une_lepre_tuberculoide--Wc3-7H8AAQEAACPaWBYAAAAL-a.pdf3 a<p>Leprosy is endemic in Senegal. In 2011, there were 73 new cases reported in Dakar. The circumstances of discovery are often dermatologic or neurologic. Few case reports describe an association with chronic inflammatory colitis, probably fortuitous. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who had a tuberculoid leprosy revealed by active ulcerative colitis. Treatment according to the WHO protocol of leprosy, combined with corticosteroids and then methotrexate, resulted in healing of the leprosy and remission of the colitis.</p>
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