A rare case of Hansen’s disease with thyroid disorder

C. V. Srinivas; Divya .

doi:10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20250798

Authors

C. V. Srinivas Department of ENT, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, Kadugondanahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Divya . Department of ENT, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, Kadugondanahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20250798

Keywords:

Leprosy, Multidrug therapy, Hemithyroidectomy, Endocrine disorders

Abstract

A 29-year-old female presented with complain of swelling in front of neck since 1year. Patient had multiple skin-coloured raised lesions. On examination-solitary swelling in the midline of neck. After necessary routine investigations, surgery was withheld has patient was diagnosed with lepromatous leprosy and was started on MDT (multidrug therapy). After 6months of treatment, patient underwent left hemithyroidectomy. Endocrine disorders are often silent unreported and remain undiagnosed in patients of leprosy because of its late occurrence in the course. Even though it’s a rare presentation leprosy patient can present with endocrine disorders and such patients should be evaluated thoroughly in the initial stages so that the complications can be prevented.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

References

Shin H, Oh Y. Leprosy and leprostigma: A review from the past through COVID-19. Front in Trop Dis. 2022;3:827102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2022.827102

Singh RK, Bhasin R, Bisht YS, Kumar KV. Endocrine dysfunction in patients of leprosy. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2015;19(3):369-72. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.152775

Loscalzo J, Fauci A, Kasper D, Hauser S, Longo D, Jameson J (Eds.), Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. McGraw-Hill Education. 2022.

Rosen RD, Sapra A. Embryology, Thyroid. In: StatPearls Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. 2025. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Accessed on 28 December 2024.

Nath I, Saini C, Valluri L. Immunology of leprosy and diagnostic challenges. Clinics in Dermatol. 2015;33(1):90-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2014.07.005

Walker SL, Lockwood DNJ. The clinical and immunological features of leprosy. British Medical Bulletin. 2006;78(1):103–21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldl010

Alrehaili J. Leprosy classification, clinical features, epidemiology, and host immunological responses: Failure of Eradication in 2023. Cureus. 2023;15(9):44767. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44767

Garg R, Agarwal JK, Singh G, Bajpai HS. Thyroid function in leprosy. Indian J Lepr. 1990;62(2):215-8.