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Case Reports
. 2005 May-Jun;12(3):161-3.
doi: 10.2310/7060.2005.12307.

Leprosy in a backpacker

Kiri Brickell  1 , Richard Frith, Rod Ellis-Pegler
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Leprosy in a backpacker

Kiri Brickell et al. J Travel Med. 2005 May-Jun.
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Abstract

Leprosy is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy in the developing world. It is not expected to be acquired by visitors traveling through these countries. We present a backpacker who contracted leprosy during brief stays in endemic countries.

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  • Leprosy in a backpacker.
    Van den Daele A, Van Gompel A. Van den Daele A, et al. J Travel Med. 2006 Jan-Feb;13(1):57. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00013.x. J Travel Med. 2006. PMID: 16412111 No abstract available.

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