00825nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001653000800042653001300050653001100063653001200074100001500086700001700101700001100118245010400129050001800233520037800251022001400629       2016                            d10aUSA10aSiblings10aMexico10aleprosy1 aSotiriou M1 aStryjewska B1 aHill C00aTwo Cases of Leprosy in Siblings Caused by Mycobacterium lepromatosis and Review of the Literature.  aSOTIRIOU 20163 a<p>We describe two leprosy cases in Mexican siblings caused by a new species Mycobacterium lepromatosis This is likely the first report of family clustering of this infection. The patients showed severe prolonged leprosy reactions after antimicrobial treatment, raising a challenge for clinical management. The current status of M. lepromatosis infection is reviewed.</p>
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