1. Facial ulceration in a patient with lepromatous leprosy.
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Somasundaram, Arun, Sivakumar, Aravind, Arulnathan, Arun P., Srinivas, Bheemanathi H., and Thappa, Devinder M.
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INFORMED consent (Medical law) ,MYCOBACTERIAL diseases ,HANSEN'S disease ,VASCULAR endothelium ,NEGLECTED diseases - Abstract
The article discusses a case of an 18-year-old male with lepromatous leprosy presenting with facial ulceration, anesthesia in the hands and feet, and other symptoms. The patient had characteristic physical findings, nerve thickening, and sensory/motor deficits. Treatment with multibacillary therapy led to improvement in the facial ulcers. The article highlights the persistence of leprosy as a public health issue, especially in developing countries like India, and discusses different causes of ulceration in leprosy, ruling out the Lucio phenomenon in this case. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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