TY - JOUR
KW - autoantibodies
KW - erythema nodosum leprosum
KW - leprosy
KW - rheumatism
AU - Gupta S
AU - Li C
AU - Thallapally V
AU - Sharma P
AU - Nahas J
AB - <p>Leprosy is an infectious disease that is associated with various types of presentations. Diagnosis of the disease can be tricky in cases of atypical presentations. We report a unique case of leprosy characterized by chronic hand swelling, dactylitis, and seropositive laboratory markers, which was diagnosed in a rheumatology clinic.</p>
BT - Cureus
C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33767935
DA - 03/2021
DO - 10.7759/cureus.13451
IS - 2
J2 - Cureus
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Leprosy is an infectious disease that is associated with various types of presentations. Diagnosis of the disease can be tricky in cases of atypical presentations. We report a unique case of leprosy characterized by chronic hand swelling, dactylitis, and seropositive laboratory markers, which was diagnosed in a rheumatology clinic.</p>
PY - 2021
EP - e13451
T2 - Cureus
TI - Chronic Hand Swelling and Dactylitis in Leprosy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983738/pdf/cureus-0013-00000013451.pdf
VL - 13
SN - 2168-8184
ER -