01068nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001260002700042100001700069245004400086856008500130520071700215022001400932       2019                            d  bGeorg Thieme Verlag KG1 aSriKrishna S00aHeart Failure in a Patient with Leprosy  uhttps://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0039-3399618.pdf3 a<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Though leprosy predominantly involves peripheral nerves and skin, visceral involvement was recognized as early as 1894 by Hansen and Looft. It is known that the bacilli can lie dormant in some tissues of the body long after the skin smears have become negative. We describe a case of leprosy in an Indian male who presented to us with heart failure. This is likely the first report of showing the possible association of leprosy with heart failure from India. The cardiovascular involvement in leprosy is briefly reviewed.</jats:p>  a2455-7854