Indeterminate leprosy in an infant

Leprosy Review

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-380

  Krishna Moorthy, K V ^a   Desikan, K V ^a  

^a LEPRA Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LEPROSY; PATCH TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SENSATION; SKIN BIOPSY; THORAX;

ADULT; BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEPROSY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; SKIN; THORAX;

EID: 33947222462     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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