Tailored guidelines and reduced stigma needed to tackle leprosy, Irish case study reveals

A case report on an adult with an imported case of leprosy in Ireland shows that there are notable challenges in tackling the disease in settings where it is rare. The affected individual was one of five individuals with leprosy reported in Ireland in the past decade.

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