A Case of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Leprosy Discovered after 9 Years of Misdiagnosis

<div>GenoType LepraeDR DNA strip test to assess drug resistance of<i> Mycobacterium leprae</i>. Lane 1, positive control using<i> M. leprae</i> wild-type strain with<i> rpoB</i>,<i> gyrA</i>, and<i> folP1</i> alleles. Lane 2,<i> M. leprae</i> strain of the case with<i> gyrA</i> mutation (A91V) and resistant to fluoroquinolone (arrow). Lane 3, negative control.</div>

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Figure 2: A Case of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Leprosy Discovered after 9 Years of Misdiagnosis 