A case report of venous thrombosis in a leprosy patient treated with corticosteroid and thalidomide | Zendy

Thirthar Palanivelu Vetrichevvel | Zendy; Gajanan Pise | Zendy; Devinder Mohan Thappa | Zendy

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A case report of venous thrombosis in a leprosy patient treated with corticosteroid and thalidomide

Author(s) -

Thirthar Palanivelu Vetrichevvel,

Gajanan Pise,

Devinder Mohan Thappa

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

leprosy review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 2162-8807

pISSN - 0305-7518

DOI - 10.47276/lr.79.2.193

Subject(s) - medicine , thalidomide , leprosy , venous thrombosis , chemotherapy , thrombosis , multiple myeloma , erythema nodosum , dermatology , refractory (planetary science) , surgery , dapsone , deep vein , corticosteroid , disease , physics , astrobiology

Thalidomide is the drug of choice in the treatment of severe erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) in men. It has recently been associated with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) when used in treatment of refractory multiple myeloma along with combination chemotherapy. We report a case of DVT in a patient treated for ENL with corticosteroids and thalidomide, and suggest a possible mechanism for the association.

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