Localized lepromatous leprosy in household contact of multibacillary disease

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 139-141

  Narang, Tarun ^a   Dogra, Sunil ^a   Kaur, Inderjeet ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ERYTHEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT DURATION;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 61349169636     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2008.07023     Document Type: Article

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