DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taae060 ISSN: 1195-1982
A case of leprosy in an immunocompromised traveller
Sille Pelser, Annemieke Geluk, Wynand H P M Vissers, Nikki Knijn, Colette L M van Hees, Robert-Jan Hassing- General Medicine
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We describe a case of leprosy in an immunocompromised Dutch male whose parents were born in a leprosy-endemic country. The use of immunosuppressive drugs in Mycobacterium leprae infected individuals therefore increases the risk of development of leprosy. Exposure and infection at a young age through his parents is another possible risk factor.