01076nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002500058653002800083653001100111653001200122653001700134653000900151100001300160245009100173300001100264490000700275520057400282022001400856       1987                            d  c1987 Feb 0110aDeveloping countries10aDiagnosis, Differential10aHumans10aleprosy10aMouth Mucosa10aSkin1 aStingl P00a[Differential diagnosis of leprosy in developing countries--the skin and oral cavity].  a227-310 v623 a<p>There are some skin diseases which are frequently mistaken for leprosy and in consequence, often treated like it for a long period of time. The rate of false diagnoses is especially high in leprosy control programs of developing countries. However, a wrong diagnosis of leprosy can mean psychological disaster to the patient because of the stigma still attached to leprosy. According to the literature and our own observations in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and the Sudan, we present data on the differential diagnosis of leprosy concerning the skin and oral cavity.</p>  a0301-0481