Cocktail Inferno – Multiple Sclerosis with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Patient with Lepromatous Leprosy
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Co-occurrence of multiple sclerosis with type 2 diabetes mellitus with lepromatous leprosy
is rare. We hereby report a case of multiple sclerosis with type 2 diabetes mellitus with lepromatous
leprosy in a middle-aged female. She was clinically diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis with
type 2 diabetes mellitus and presented with fever, ENL and neuritis. Her MRI reports were normal
but she had a positive slit-skin smear and skin biopsy as lepromatous leprosy. Proceeding with
this diagnosis, she was treated with baclofen for spastic bladder, antibiotics for urinary tract
infection, oral hypoglycemic agents and oral steroids with multibacillary treatment for leprosy
with type 2 reactions. She responded well and currently is being followed-up
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