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Bilateral Madarosis as the Solitary Presenting Feature of Multibacillary Leprosy
Madarosis is window of diagnosis to various diseases and disorders. Though the patient presents to the dermatologist or the ophthalmologist for the treatment of this disease, a consultation with various other departments is necessary for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of this condition. Madaro...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500062/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23180932 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.100092 |
Sumario: | Madarosis is window of diagnosis to various diseases and disorders. Though the patient presents to the dermatologist or the ophthalmologist for the treatment of this disease, a consultation with various other departments is necessary for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of this condition. Madarosis occurs in leprosy frequently but its occurrence as a presenting manifestation of leprosy has seldom been reported. Here, we are presenting a case of lepromatous leprosy who presented with bilateral madarosis only with no obvious skin lesions of leprosy. |
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