Laryngeal involvement causing dysphonia in a 29 year old nursing mother with lepromatous leprosy
Leprosy is a granulomatous disease that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. It is caused by infection with mycobacterium leprae or mycobacterium lepromatosus. In most instances, diagnosis of leprosy can easily be made based on the clinical signs and symptoms. However, when patients presen...
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The Pan African Medical Journal
2015-06-01
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/21/146/pdf/146.pdf
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