Six cases of leprosy associated with allogeneic hematopoietic SCT

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2007 Nov;40(9):859-63. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705824. Epub 2007 Aug 27.

Abstract

We report here the first six cases of leprosy associated with HLA-identical allogeneic SCT in different phases and with different findings and outcomes. Skin and peripheral nerves may be sites of leprosy associated with SCT, stressing the importance of differential diagnosis between leprosy and GVHD or drug reactions. Clinical manifestations of leprosy before or after transplantation did not influence the outcome of SCT in our cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Leprosy / diagnosis
  • Leprosy / etiology*
  • Leprosy / pathology
  • Male
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis
  • Skin Diseases / etiology
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Treatment Outcome