Erythroderma - The First Manifestation of Lepromatous Leprosy or Unsuspected Drug Reaction - Abstract
Leprosy, a neglected tropical disease continues to be a global health problem. In 2017
Mexico ranked sixth in prevalence and eighth in new cases. Erythroderma is an inflammatory
skin syndrome, in adults its etiology is multifactorial, frequently associated with exacerbation of
pre-existing dermatosis and secondly to an adverse drug reaction. We present a 64-year-old
man with erythroderma and lepromatous leprosy, both confirmed by histopathology. Leprosy
was unnoticed and the erythroderma was rapid and transitory, without being able to determine
if it was drug induced.