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An unusual case of multibacillary leprosy mimicking prurigo nodularis
Pedram Noormohammadpour1, Kambiz Kamyab-Hesari2, Zahra Razavi1
1Department of Dermatology Razi Hospital Tehran University of Medical sciences Tehran Iran.
Clinical Case Reports
|July 23, 2020
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Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations. The early diagnosis of leprosy is a worldwide challenge. We present a case of leprosy with unusual severe pruritus and generalized excoriated papules and nodules.
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