Single lesion multibacillary leprosy, a treatment enigma: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Sapkota, Bishwa R ^a   Neupane, Kapil D ^a   Maharjan, Ram K ^a  

^a Anandaban Leprosy Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

EID: 61349094824     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-8     Document Type: Article

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