Delay in Diagnosis: Indeterminate Leprosy Presenting with Rheumatic Manifestations

Parrish Sadeghi, Marsha Dupree, J. Andrew Carlson

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2000 · 11 citations · 15 references

Abstract

In this case, lack of clinical suspicion and unfamiliarity with the histology of indeterminate leprosy delayed diagnosis and treatment. Leprosy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with unusual rheumatic and persistent cutaneous manifestations.

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