Lepromatous leprosy simulating rheumatoid arthritis - Report of a neglected disease

Brazil has the second largest number of leprosy cases in the world; nevertheless, late diagnosis is common. We report the case of a male patient with pain and numbness in both hands and feet for six years with positive rheumatoid factor and anticardiolipin under rheumatoid arthritis treatment for fi...

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Autores principales: de Andrade, Tatiana Cristina Pedro Cordeiro, Martins, Tábata Yamasaki, Vieira, Bruna Cortinóvis, Santiago, Tatiane Meira, Soares, Cleverson Teixeira, Barreto, Jaison Antônio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175423

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175423

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