00764nas a2200157 4500000000100000008004100001653001700042653002600059653001200085653001200097653001400109100001300123245007100136520038500207022001400592 2017 d10aSkin lesions10aPeripheral neuropathy10aleprosy10aBacilli10aAcid fast1 aLurati A00aAn Employee With Undiagnosed Leprosy: Are Other Employees at Risk?3 a

MJ is a janitor working in an office building for the past 5 years. He sustained a third-degree burn with a secondary infection and was sent to the county hospital. He was diagnosed with leprosy. The employees in the office building were concerned with the risk of transmission. This article reviews leprosy, and implications for occupational health nurses are discussed.

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