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Journal Article
Early diagnosis of relapse in borderline leprosy: two case reports
2011
Overview
Two cases of relapse in borderline leprosy were reported. Despite the late-reversal, reaction-like feature, the suspicion of relapse in both was based on persistent and slow-developing skin lesions and an absence of acute neuritis or reaction during one year of follow-up. The authors have considered this possible occurrence in lepromatous borderline-treated patients after their immune cellular restoration and defend that not all Type 1 reactions would be an inflammatory answer to persistent Mycobacterium leprae, but that they could be. Therefore, a relapse diagnosis could be applied and it is more advisable, as one year of Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT) is less dangerous and more efficient for these cases than one year of corticosteroids.
São apresentados dois casos de recidiva de hanseníase borderline. Apesar das características de reação reversa tardia, a suspeita de recidiva foi baseada no desenvolvimento insidioso e persistente de lesões cutâneas sem reação e neurite agudas, durante um ano de seguimento. Os autores consideram a possibilidade de recidiva em pacientes borderline virchowinano tratados, pela restauração da imunidade celular e postulam que embora nem toda reação tipo 1 seja devida a presença de M. leprae persistentes, isso também pode ocorrer. Assim, o diagnóstico de recidiva foi considerado ressaltando-se que um ano de poliquimioterapia oferece menos danos e pode ser mais eficiente nesses casos, que um ano de corticosteróides.
Publisher
Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo,Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo,Instituto de Medicina Tropical,Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
