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January 1998 in “Clinical Infectious Diseases” This case report describes a instance of lepromatous leprosy in a renal transplant recipient, highlighting the potential for leprosy in immunocompromised patients and emphasizing the importance of including it in differential diagnoses for unusual skin lesions.
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October 2016 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This report describes a rare case of leprosy involving the scalp, a location not typically conducive to Mycobacterium leprae infection, and adds to existing literature without presenting new experimental findings.
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December 2019 in “Leprosy Review” This report describes a rare case of leprotic alopecia in a 26-year-old female, secondary to paucibacillary leprosy, with a clinical picture mimicking alopecia areata-vitiligo overlap syndrome.
May 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” PLAU and SerpinB2 affect cell death differently in various forms of leprosy and could be targets for new treatments.
July 2013 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The document reviews key historical figures and discoveries in dermatology.