Borderline tuberculoid leprosy in a woman from the state of Georgia with armadillo exposure

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 714-716

  Lane, Joshua E ^a,b   Walsh, Douglas S ^c   Meyers, Wayne M ^d   Klassen Fischer, Mary K ^d   Kent, David E ^a   Cohen, David J ^a  

^a Division of Dermatology   (United States)

^b MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CASE REPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARMADILLOS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; LEPROSY, TUBERCULOID; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33748951731     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.02.070     Document Type: Article

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