TY - JOUR
T1 - Hansen’s disease in an active duty soldier presenting with type 1 reversal reaction
AU - Jansen, Nathan K.
AU - Durso, Timothy A.
AU - Bandino, Justin P.
AU - Stryjewska, Barbara M.
AU - Lindholm, David A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - Leprosy, or Hansen’s disease (HD), is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae and is a significant cause of morbidity worldwide. Clinical manifesta-tions range from isolated skin rash to severe peripheral neuropathy. Treatment involves a prolonged course of multiple antimicrobials. Although rare in the U.S., with only 168 new cases reported in 2016, HD remains a prevalent disease throughout the world, with 214,783 new cases worldwide that same year.1 It remains clinically relevant for service members born in and deployed to endemic regions. This report describes a case of HD diagnosed in an active duty soldier born and raised in Micronesia, a highly endemic region.
AB - Leprosy, or Hansen’s disease (HD), is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae and is a significant cause of morbidity worldwide. Clinical manifesta-tions range from isolated skin rash to severe peripheral neuropathy. Treatment involves a prolonged course of multiple antimicrobials. Although rare in the U.S., with only 168 new cases reported in 2016, HD remains a prevalent disease throughout the world, with 214,783 new cases worldwide that same year.1 It remains clinically relevant for service members born in and deployed to endemic regions. This report describes a case of HD diagnosed in an active duty soldier born and raised in Micronesia, a highly endemic region.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 31860322
AN - SCOPUS:85083231409
SN - 2158-0111
VL - 26
SP - 2
EP - 7
JO - Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
JF - Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
IS - 12
ER -