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Indian J Lepr ; 82(4): 205-7, 2010.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21434598

ABSTRACT

Female aged 55 years presented with signs and symptoms of borderline lepromatous leprosy and presence of a non-healing ulcer and multiple haemorrhagic blisters over dorsum of both feet. Discharge from the various lesions was subjected to microbiological examination and an unusual organism Shewanella purtefaciens was isolated which was sensitive to most routine antibiotics. Patient responded well to cephadroxil therapy with uneventful and complete healing of ulcer and blisters.


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Foot Ulcer/complications , Foot Ulcer/microbiology , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/complications , Leprosy, Borderline/complications , Leprosy, Lepromatous/complications , Shewanella putrefaciens/classification , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Blister/complications , Blister/drug therapy , Blister/microbiology , Cefadroxil/therapeutic use , Female , Foot Ulcer/drug therapy , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/drug therapy , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Humans , Leprosy, Borderline/microbiology , Leprosy, Borderline/pathology , Leprosy, Lepromatous/microbiology , Leprosy, Lepromatous/pathology , Middle Aged , Shewanella putrefaciens/drug effects , Shewanella putrefaciens/isolation & purification
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