Leprosy : A Close Mimic in a Rheumatology Clinic

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 576-579

  Samant, Rohini ^a   Nadkar, M Y ^a   Vaidya, S S ^a   Chhugani, S J ^a   Balaji, R ^a   Borges, N E ^a  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SKIN;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DAPSONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SKIN;

EID: 0033139827     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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