Leprosy in Pregnancy:
Obstetric Diligence is the Key
Published: October 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/29189.10719
Rupali Bhatia, Sumita Mehta, Anshul Grover, Swati Dubey
1. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital, New Delhi, India.
2. Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital, New Delhi, India.
3. Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital, New Delhi, India.
4. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Rupali Bhatia,
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E-mail: drrupalibhatia@gmail.com
Leprosy in pregnancy is a rarely encountered event. Out of the 2000 patients detected of leprosy annually, two to three are pregnant women and majority of them are diagnosed in the third trimester. We, hereby, report a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy with Type I lepromatous reaction in a 26-year-old pregnant woman in early second trimester with a large raised red coloured lesion over the forehead and six other small lesions involving the trunk and limbs with reduced sensory perception over involved skin. Occurrence of leprosy in an obstetric patient belonging to low prevalence area of India is infrequent especially in the post elimination era. However, we do need to have a high index of suspicion in lesions suggestive of the disease.a
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