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Ulcers in leprosy patients, an unrecognized clinical manifestation: a report of 8 cases
BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is a polymorphic disease with a wide range of cutaneous and neural manifestations. Ulcer is not a common feature in leprosy patients, except during reactional states, Lucio’s phenomenon (LP), or secondary to...
Autores principales: | Miyashiro, Denis, Cardona, Carolina, Valente, Neusa Yuriko Sakai, Avancini, João, Benard, Gil, Trindade, Maria Angela Bianconcini |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6884743/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31783808 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4639-2 |
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