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.
BT - Medecine et sante tropicales C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25152018?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1684/mst.2014.0365 J2 - Med Sante Trop LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2014 T2 - Medecine et sante tropicales TI - Tuberculoid leprosy revealed by active ulcerative colitis: a case report. TT - Une rectocolite hémorragique révélant une lèpre tuberculoïde UR - http://www.jle.com/download/mst-302644-une_rectocolite_hemorragique_revelant_une_lepre_tuberculoide--Wc3-7H8AAQEAACPaWBYAAAAL-a.pdf SN - 2261-2211 ER -