The difficulty in diagnosis and treatment of leprosy

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-283

  Forno, Carmen ^a   Häusermann, Peter ^a   Hatz, Christoph ^b   Itin, Peter ^a   Blum, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPESTHESIA; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; OSTEITIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POLYNEUROPATHY; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN BIOPSY; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PREDNISONE; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; SWEDEN; THALIDOMIDE; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954370012     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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