Leprosy-like illness in a patient with Mycobacterium lepromatosis from Ontario, Canada

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-233

  Jessamine, Peter G ^a   Desjardins, Marc ^a   Gillis, Tom ^b   Scollard, David ^b   Jamieson, Frances ^c   Broukhanski, George ^c   Chedore, Pam ^c   McCarthy, Anne ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; MOXIFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADD ON THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL INFILTRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LEPROSY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPROMATOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOSE SMEAR; POLYNEUROPATHY; RNA GENE; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; ONTARIO;

EID: 84856987500     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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