The development of cutaneous lesions during follow-up of patients with primary neuritic leprosy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 224-229

  Suneetha, Sujai ^a,b,c   Sigamoni, Arunthathi ^a,b   Kurian, Nisha ^a,b   Chacko, Chinoy J G ^a,b  

^a Schieffelin Leprosy Res/Train Ctr   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c LEPRA Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIMARY NEURITIC LEPROSY; RARE DISEASE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEPROSY, TUBERCULOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 15844380617     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02243.x     Document Type: Article

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