00933nas a2200241 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002800065653003100093653001100124653001100135653001200146653000900158653003900167100001900206700001500225245006900240300000900309490000600318520035300324022001400677 1984 d c1984 Jan10aAdult10aDiagnosis, Differential10aEmigration and Immigration10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases1 aGoldenring J M1 aCastle G F00aLeprosy in teenage immigrants. Case reports and clinical review. a53-50 v53 a

Two cases of newly diagnosed leprosy (Hansen's disease) are presented to remind physicians of the nature of this disorder and its increasing prevalence due to migration to the United States from endemic areas. In both cases, leprosy was not initially considered by the American physicians. Important clinical clues to diagnosis are reviewed.

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