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Small Finger Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Chronic Arthritis Secondary to Leprosy: A Case Report

Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a multisystem, chronic infectious disease that still exists. It is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Musculoskeletal features are non-consistent and can lead to misdiagnosis and mistreatment. We report the case of a 23-year-old male with the right small finger (RSF)...

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Autores principales: Elbayer, Ahmed M, Ibrahim, Mohamed M, Alharami, Sara, Wani, Iqbal, Elhessy, Ahmed H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10063427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37009364
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36915