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Lepra dimorfa lepromatosa conyugal
Lepromatous dimorphic leprosy in spouses

Prensa méd. argent; 104 (3), 2018
Leprosy is a contagious, chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The immune response of the host to this bacillus is variable, determining different clinical forms of the same disease. Between the Lepromatous and Tuberculoid spectra, both stable clinical forms, the Dimorfo type can be ...

Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (1), 2018
Abstract: Brazil is a country with a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as leprosy and leishmaniasis. However, coinfection of these diseases is still poorly understood. We report a case of a patient who presented with lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous-mucosal leishmaniasis at the same period. Af...