CASE REPORT Borderline leprosy masquerading as cheilitis granulomatosa: A case report
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RAGHAVENDRA RAO*, GAGAN JOT KAUR**, ANURADHA CK RAO***, BALACHANDRAN CHANDRASHEKAR*, LAXMI RAO*** & SRIPATHI HANDATTU* *Department of Dermatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India **Department of Skin & VD, Guru Govind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India ***Department of Pathology Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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