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Laryngeal involvement causing dysphonia in a 29 year old nursing mother with lepromatous leprosy.

Abstract

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 present with atypical features, clinical diagnosis can be a challenge. We report a case of a nursing mother with lepromatous leprosy who presented with dysphonia and skin lesions initially thought to be a deep cutaneous mycosis.

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Journal Article
Author
Fwoloshi S
Machona SM
Mudenda V
Ngalamika O

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