00734nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100001300054700001200067700001400079700001200093700001500105700001400120245005700134520035900191022001400550       2024                            d  c04/20241 aPelser S1 aGeluk A1 aVissers W1 aKnijn N1 avan Hees C1 aHassing R00aA case of leprosy in an immunocompromised traveller.3 a<p>We describe a case of leprosy in an immunocompromised Dutch male whose parents were born in a leprosy-endemic country. The use of immunosuppressive drugs in Mycobacterium leprae infected individuals therefore increases the risk of development of leprosy. Exposure and infection at a young age through his parents is another possible risk factor.</p>
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