Open AccessA case report of osteogenic sarcoma with leprosy
Author(s) -
Jyoti Bajpai,
Nishitha Shetty,
Alok Gupta,
Aseemkumar Samar,
Rohini Kelkar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.113403
Subject(s) - medicine , leprosy , dapsone , osteosarcoma , biopsy , adjuvant chemotherapy , acid fast , skin biopsy , dermatology , surgery , radiology , pathology , cancer , tuberculosis , breast cancer , sputum
This is a rare case report of osteosarcoma with lepromatous leprosy. A 15 year old male patient presented with swelling around the right knee joint. Imaging and biopsy were consistent with osteosarcoma. After his first cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT), the patient developed fever, erythematous nodules, perichondritis of ear lobe, and thickened nerves. His slit-skin smear examination showed acid-fast bacilli in clumps, and a diagnosis of multibacillary leprosy was made. He was treated with anti-leprosy medications with steroids, and once his condition stabilized, his ACT was continued. On follow-up, his skin lesions completely recovered.