Tuberculoid leprosy presenting as a “racket” lesion

The "racket" lesion is a rare presentation of tuberculoid leprosy, which consists of a thickened nerve branch emerging from a tuberculoid plaque. It results from centripetal damage to cutaneous nerves caused by granuloma formation. We describe a typical case of tuberculoid leprosy presenti...

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Autores principales: Brandão, Letícia Stella Gardini, Marques, Gabriela Franco, Barreto, Jaison Antônio, Coelho, Ana Paula Cota Pinto, Serrano, Ana Paula de Paiva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015
Materias:
Images in Tropical Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26131879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153401

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26131879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153401

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