Two atypical presentations of lepra reactions

Abstract

Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic infectious granulomatous disease with varied presentation, especially in the setting of lepra reactions. We report two such atypical presentations each of Type I and Type II Lepra reactions; the first being an elderly male presenting with fever, while the second case being of a young boy being evaluated for cervical lymphadenitis.

Keywords

• Nerve abscess
• rheumatoid arthritis
• Type I lepra reaction
• Type II lepra reaction