%0 Journal Article %K Primary Health Care %K Mycobacterium leprae %K Lepromatous leprosy diagnosis %K Delayed Diagnosis %K Colombia %K polymerase chain reaction tes %B Cureus %D 2026 %G ENG %I Springer Science and Business Media LLC %N 10 %P 1 - 7 %R 10.7759/cureus.118084 %T Multibacillary Lepromatous Leprosy in an Endemic Area: A Two-Year Diagnostic Delay and the Role of Slit-Skin Smear and PCR %U https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/case_report/pdf/537640/20261018-2241229-t6asjg.pdf %V 18 %8 10/2026 %9 Article