Atypical lesions in relapsed leprosy

• Main Authors: Theisla Kely Azevedo Raiol (Author), Solange Emanuelle Volpato (Author), Patrícia de Barros Guimarães (Author), Maria Luciana Andrade de Almeida Lopes (Author), Daniela Mayumi Takano (Author), Jaci Maria Santana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Relapsed cases of leprosy are not common in patients treated regularly with the recommended polychemotherapeutical schemes. Relapses must be readily identified and distinguished from reactions. This article reports a clinical case of relapse in leprosy, with atypical and exuberant skin changes in pa...