Acro-osteolysis prior to diagnosis of leprosy
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Acro-osteolysis prior to diagnosis of leprosy.
lysis (bone resorption) has been observed in a heterogeneous group of congenital and acquired bone disorders. Leprosy is the main cause of peripheral neuropathy leading to acro-osteolysis in endemic countries. Pure neuritic leprosy, a less common form of the disease, is difficult to diagnose. Two unrelated leprosy patients with acropathy whose disease began as pure neuritic are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Leprosy Review
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0305-7518
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.20000044