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Leprosy: A rare case of infectious peripheral neuropathy in the United States
Peripheral neuropathy can be the initial presentation of leprosy. Diagnosis can be challenging unless skin manifestations are recognized. Skin biopsy and Fite staining are the keys to the diagnosis. It is important to treat coexisting Lepra reactions, peripheral neuropathy and side effects of the th...
Autores principales: | Oo, Ye Min, Paez, Armando, Brown, Richard |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7200790/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32382502 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00765 |
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