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Hansen's disease is a chronic infecto-contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The bacillus prefers low-temperature areas and the nose is usually the initial site of lesions. Transmission of the bacilli occurs by nasal and oropharyngeal secretions, and through solutions of continuity...

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Autores principales: Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon, Mohallem, Dalila Filomena, Cardoso, Thaís Abrão, de Lima Júnior, Cristiano Luiz Horta, Tebcherani, Antonio Jose, Vidigal, Maria do Rosário
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/PMC4155972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25184933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143045
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author Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon
Mohallem, Dalila Filomena
Cardoso, Thaís Abrão
de Lima Júnior, Cristiano Luiz Horta
Tebcherani, Antonio Jose
Vidigal, Maria do Rosário
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description Hansen's disease is a chronic infecto-contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The bacillus prefers low-temperature areas and the nose is usually the initial site of lesions. Transmission of the bacilli occurs by nasal and oropharyngeal secretions, and through solutions of continuity of the skin and/or mucosae. Nasal manifestations are found in the later stages of the disease.
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spelling pubmed-41559722014-09-09 Case for diagnosis Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon Mohallem, Dalila Filomena Cardoso, Thaís Abrão de Lima Júnior, Cristiano Luiz Horta Tebcherani, Antonio Jose Vidigal, Maria do Rosário An Bras Dermatol What Is Your Diagnosis? Hansen's disease is a chronic infecto-contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The bacillus prefers low-temperature areas and the nose is usually the initial site of lesions. Transmission of the bacilli occurs by nasal and oropharyngeal secretions, and through solutions of continuity of the skin and/or mucosae. Nasal manifestations are found in the later stages of the disease. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4155972/ /pubmed/25184933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143045 Text en ©2014 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Vidigal, Maria do Rosário
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25184933
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