CASE REPORT Leprosy nerve abscess in Indian male, misdiag- nosed as tuberculous lymphadenitis and neuroma
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SHIKHA CHUGH*, KRISHNA DEB BARMAN**, KHUSBHU GOEL* & VIIJAY KUMAR GARG*** *Senior Resident, Department of Dermatology & VD, Maulana Azad Medical College, Bahadur SahZafar Marg, New Delhi 110002, India **Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology & VD, Maulana Azad Medical College, Bahadur SahZafar Marg, New Delhi 110002, India ***Dir. Professor & Head, Department of Dermatology & VD, Maulana Azad Medical College, Bahadur SahZafar Marg, New Delhi 110002, India
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