A chronic granulomatous infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.

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Leprosy Neuritis due to COVID-19

dos Santos DF, Borges IS, Luppi ADM, et al. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 2023; 31 (5) : 1-2.
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