@article{2491,
  keywords = {Clofazimine, Dapsone, Diagnosis, Differential, Drug Therapy, Combination, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Rifampin},
  author = {Marlowe S N and Lockwood DN},
  title = {Update on leprosy.},
  abstract = {<p>Leprosy, a result of infection by Mycobacterium leprae, is a leading cause of peripheral neuropathy. The World Health Organization aimed to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem by 2000, but this has not been attained. Patients with leprosy continue to present in the UK. The diagnosis of leprosy is frequently not considered, with resultant pathological and psychological problems for patients.</p>},
  year = {2001},
  journal = {Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998)},
  volume = {62},
  pages = {471-6},
  month = {2001 Aug},
  issn = {1462-3935},
  doi = {10.12968/hosp.2001.62.8.1622},
  language = {eng},
}