Coexistent leprosy and lupus erythematosus

Posner, D.I.; Guill, M.A.; Posner, D.I; Guill, M.A

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Coexistent leprosy and lupus erythematosus

Posner, D.I.; Guill, M.A.

Cutis 39(2): 136-138

1987

ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162

PMID: 3829720

Document Number: 286459

We present a patient who, while under therapy with systemic corticosteroids to control lupus erythematosus, noted lesions of leprosy (Hansen's disease) on her elbow and knee. The corticosteroids may have played a role in the emergence of the leprosy. Leprosy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cutaneous lesions with sensory loss to hasten diagnosis and therapy.