Leprosy in 3-year-old twin children in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Introduction: Mycobacterium leprae is a microorganism that cause leprosy; it has a long, silent, and consumptive evolution. Case Report: twin children with three years old were contactants of a leprosy patient in the family. The two patients have well-defined and irregular skin lesions. Also, they...

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Main Authors: José Cabral Lopes, Pietra Andrade de Osti, Leticia Rossetto da Silva Cavalcante, Ciro Martins Gomes, Amílcar Sabino Damazo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima 2022-11-01
Series:Hansenologia Internationalis
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Online Access:https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/hansenologia/article/view/36227