Leprosy

A chronic infectious disease affecting primarily the skin and peripheral nervous system.

Allergy

An allergy is an immune response or reaction to substances that are usually not harmful.


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PMID (PMCID)
27585828
(5009641)
 MALE Adult
A case of leprosy in Malawi. Making the final push towards eradication: a clinical and public health perspective.
Roe C, May LS.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2016;5(1):90.
The condition was initially managed in the community as an 'allergy' which suggests that local barriers currently hinder the detection of leprosy in this developing primary care system.
26951355
 FEMALE Adult
A lethal case of the dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome involving the myocardium.
Hoogeveen RM, van der Bom T, de Boer HH, Thurlings RM, Wind BS, de Vries HJ, van Lent AU, Beuers U, van der Wal AC, Nellen FJ.
Neth J Med. 2016;74(2):89-92.
In the Netherlands dapsone is used for the treatment of dermatitis herpetiformis, leprosy and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and prophylaxis in case of cotrimoxazole allergy.