Misdiagnosed case of lepromatous leprosy
Joint Authors
Rayyis, Mazin
al-Judar, Ahmad Anwar
Qasim, Azad Karim
Source
Issue
Vol. 36, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2014-09-30
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Despite of tremendous decrease in cases of leprosy world-wide due to the successful anti-mycobacterial agents, some areas still remain endemic for this infectious disease globally1.
The Kingdom of Bahrain and other GCC countries are not considered as endemic areas for leprosy, but the Ministry of Health and National Registry Records show sporadic cases among expatriates1.
We report a case of lepromatous leprosy in a fifty-six-year-old non-Bahraini female misdiagnosed as chronic urticaria for the past 10 years.
She was treated with Dapsone, Rifampicin and Clofazimine according to WHO management protocol.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Judar, Ahmad Anwar& Qasim, Azad Karim& Rayyis, Mazin. 2014. Misdiagnosed case of lepromatous leprosy. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 36, no. 3, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Judar, Ahmad Anwar…[et al.]. Misdiagnosed case of lepromatous leprosy. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 36, no. 3 (Sep. 2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Judar, Ahmad Anwar& Qasim, Azad Karim& Rayyis, Mazin. Misdiagnosed case of lepromatous leprosy. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2014. Vol. 36, no. 3, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603896
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-603896
