00766nas a2200217 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653002800051653001100079653001100090653001200101653000900113653003400122653002300156100001300179245006700192300001200259490000700271520025600278022001400534 1994 d c199410aDiagnosis, Differential10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aOtorhinolaryngologic Diseases10aRhinitis, Atrophic1 aMauroy R00a[ENT aspects of leprosy. Observations on the physiopathology]. a395-4000 v483 a
Beginning leprosy detected by careful ENT examination is described. Transmission by nasal droplets appears to be the most plausible theory. Spread of infection from the nose to the facial nerve through the vidian nerve is a personal hypothesis.
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