PURE NEURAL LEPROSY, A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO MISS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYNEUROPATHY
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It mainly affects the peripheral nerves and skin. In pure neural or neuritic leprosy, there are no skin lesions. Hence the diagnosis is delayed, leading to deformities. It is more common in India as compared to other countries,...
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Autores principales: | Imran Ahmad, Mutaher Zia, Muhammad Irfan Anwar |
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Lenguaje: | EN |
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Army Medical College Rawalpindi
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/b880f15cd5b4487d81fd902ececff700 |
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