Leprosy mimicking basal cell carcinoma in a patient on fingolimod
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.11.005
Abstract: BCC: basal cell carcinoma ENL: erythema nodosum leprosum LL: lepromatous leprosy MS: multiple sclerosis INTRODUCTION Leprosy, also known as Hansen disease, is a chronic bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. M. leprae has low pathogenicity… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy mimicking; basal; basal cell; cell carcinoma ... See more keywords
Borderline tuberculoid leprosy mimicking sarcoidosis
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000011616
Abstract: Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic infectious granulomas disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that can manifest as a wide variety of immunological and clinical features. Case summary: Here, we describe the case of a woman with… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; mimicking sarcoidosis; borderline tuberculoid; leprosy mimicking ... See more keywords
Case of leprosy mimicking preseptal cellulitis: a diagnostic dilemma
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245641
Abstract: A 36-year-old Asian man presented with swelling over the left frontal region involving the upper eyelids, with associated erythema and tenderness for 1 month duration. Clinically he was diagnosed as a case of preseptal cellulitis,… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy mimicking; case leprosy; mimicking preseptal; case ... See more keywords
Commentary: "Primary Neural Leprosy mimicking rheumatological disorders".
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DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.65.6.771
Abstract: Given the persistent incidence of leprosy, with around 30 thousand annual cases over the past ten years, the interest of new clinical specialties on the disease is promising, even though the subject is not unknown… read more here.
Keywords: primary neural; neural leprosy; leprosy; mimicking rheumatological ... See more keywords