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Unusual presentations of a severe type 2 leprosy reaction mimicking sepsis induced by helminth infec...

Unusual presentations of a severe type 2 leprosy reaction mimicking sepsis induced by helminth infec...

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Unusual presentations of a severe type 2 leprosy reaction mimicking sepsis induced by helminth infection

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Unusual presentations of a severe type 2 leprosy reaction mimicking sepsis induced by helminth infection

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2021-07, Vol.15 (7), p.e0009453

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English

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

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Contents

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 course of illness, the patient had numerous complicati...

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Unusual presentations of a severe type 2 leprosy reaction mimicking sepsis induced by helminth infection

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2561939315

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2561939315

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1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0009453

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