Leprosy in a pregnant woman

Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-39

  Boddinghaus B K ^a   Ludwig, R J ^a   Kaufmann, R ^a   Enzensberger, R ^a   Gies, V ^a   Kramme, S ^b   Brade, V ^a   Brandt, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; ICHTHAMMOL; POLIDOCANOL; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LEPROSY; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAIN;

ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SKIN;

EID: 33847158721     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-006-5129-1     Document Type: Article

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