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Leprosy: review of the epidemiological, clinical, and etiopathogenic aspects - Part 1()

Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and has been known since biblical times. It is still endemic in many regions of the world and a public health problem in Brazil. The prevalence rate in 2011 reached 1.54 cases per 10,000 inhabitants in Brazil. The mechanism of transmission of leprosy consist...

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Autores principales: Lastória, Joel Carlos, de Abreu, Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4008049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24770495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142450