Wade’s histoid leprosy in a 14-year-old teenage boy

Wade’s histoid leprosy in a 14-year-old teenage boy

Abstract Wade’s histoid leprosy (HL) is a rare variant of multibacillary leprosy, with characteristic clinical, immunologic, histopathologic, and bacteriologic features. It is associated with resistance to sulfa drugs or polychemotherapy and is rarely observed in patients who have not undergone prio...

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Main Authors: Renata Borges Fortes da Costa Figueira, Karen Fernandes de Oliveira, Luciana Borges de Souza, Gustavo Henrique Soares Takano, Jorgeth de Oliveira Carneiro da Motta, Izelda Maria Carvalho Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Histoid leprosy
Keloid
Multibacillary leprosy
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