Archives of International Surgery

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2014  |  Volume : 4  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 124--126

Leprosy-HIV co-infection in a Nigerian male


Tahir Chubado1, Terna-Yawe H Edith1, Nggada A Haruna2, Galadima G Bala3, Mohammed Yahaya3, Kefas M Mbaya1 
1 Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
2 Department of Human Pathology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
3 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Mohammed Yahaya
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, PMB 1414, Maiduguri, Borno
Nigeria

There is paucity of data regarding studies on leprosy and HIV/AIDS co-infection. We present a case of lepromatous leprosy in a known HIV/AIDS patient that presented with chronic leg ulcers. This case report is presented because of its rarity and the fact that physicians managing HIV/AIDS patients are likely to miss leprosy in such patients due to the decreasing prevalence of leprosy worldwide. Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for the purpose of this study.


How to cite this article:
Chubado T, Edith TYH, Haruna NA, Bala GG, Yahaya M, Mbaya KM. Leprosy-HIV co-infection in a Nigerian male .Arch Int Surg 2014;4:124-126


How to cite this URL:
Chubado T, Edith TYH, Haruna NA, Bala GG, Yahaya M, Mbaya KM. Leprosy-HIV co-infection in a Nigerian male . Arch Int Surg [serial online] 2014 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];4:124-126
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