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Delayed Diagnosis, Leprosy Reactions, and Nerve Injury Among Individuals With Hansen's Disease Seen at a United States Clinic
Background. Hansen's disease (HD), or leprosy, is uncommon in the United States. We sought to describe the characteristics of patients with HD in a US clinic, including an assessment of delays in diagnosis and HD reactions, which have both been associated with nerve damage. Methods. A retrospec...
Autores principales: | Leon, Kristoffer E., Jacob, Jesse T., Franco-Paredes, Carlos, Kozarsky, Phyllis E., Wu, Henry M., Fairley, Jessica K. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866574/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27186586 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw063 |
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