de novo Histoid leprosy: an expatriate case recently diagnosed in Johannesburg
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De-Novo Presentation of Histoid Leprosy on an Unusual Site
Histoid Leprosy (HL) is a rare variant of Lepromatous Leprosy, occurring in long-standing cases, mostly in a background of acquired drug resistance. Patients usually present with sudden onset multiple nodules and plaques, most often involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue of trunk and lower limbs. Here we report an unusual case of de novo (without any history of prior anti-leprotic therapy) ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1678-9849,0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0468-2018