Twenty nail dystrophy: A feature of direct nail apparatus involvement in leprosy
Lepromatous leprosy (LL) is a systemic illness which involves various organs either directly due to Mycobacterium leprae or as a part of lepra reaction. Nail changes occur in leprosy with variable frequency but may not have a direct causal relationship with leprosy. Hereby, we are describing a case...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Dermatology Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cdriadvlkn.org/article.asp?issn=2542-551X;year=2022;volume=6;issue=2;spage=152;epage=152;aulast=Nayak |
| Summary: | Lepromatous leprosy (LL) is a systemic illness which involves various organs either directly due to Mycobacterium leprae or as a part of lepra reaction. Nail changes occur in leprosy with variable frequency but may not have a direct causal relationship with leprosy. Hereby, we are describing a case of untreated LL presenting with twenty nail dystrophy and a direct causal relationship of the same due to M. leprae. |
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| ISSN: | 2542-551X 2542-5528 |