Microscopic leprosy skin lesions in primary neuritic leprosy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 648-652

  Menicucci, Lais Abreu ^a   Miranda, Alice ^a,b   Gomes Antunes, Sérgio Luiz ^a   Jardim, Márcia Rodrigues ^a,b   Da Costa Nery, José Augusto ^a   Sales, Anna Maria ^a   Sarno, Euzenir Nunes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LEPROSY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NEUROPATHY; PRIMARY NEURITIC LEPROSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

EID: 17844383469     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.11.068     Document Type: Article

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