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...
Main Authors: | Ashish Kumar Nayak, Biswanath Behera, Siddhartha Dash, Madhusmita Sethy, Aparna Palit |
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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 |
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