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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Main Authors: Sombo Fwoloshi, Sharon Musonda Machona, Victor Mudenda, Owen Ngalamika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2015-06-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/21/146/pdf/146.pdf