Unusual presentations of a severe type 2 leprosy reaction mimicking sepsis induced by helminth infection.
We describe an unusual case of type 2 leprosy reaction (T2R) with septic shock-like features induced by helminth infection in a 31-year-old Moluccan male patient with a history of completed treatment of WHO multidrug therapy (MDT)-multibacillary (MB) regimen 2 years before admission. During the cour...
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Autores principales: | Sri Linuwih Menaldi, Anastasia Asylia Dinakrisma, Hok Bing Thio, Iris Rengganis, Salma Oktaria |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/de20545e53b8461596653a3fcc5f2114 |
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