Multibacillary leprosy in a migrant from Afghanistan: A disease not to be forgotten

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: soeren.becker@uks.eu.
² Department of Dermatology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
³ Service d'anatomie pathologique, Laboratoire national de santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany. Electronic address: cornelia.mueller@uks.eu.

Comment

Sören L Becker et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep:19:66-67.

doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2017.07.004. Epub 2017 Jul 11.

¹ Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: soeren.becker@uks.eu.
² Department of Dermatology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
³ Service d'anatomie pathologique, Laboratoire national de santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany. Electronic address: cornelia.mueller@uks.eu.

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Keywords: Afghanistan; Diagnosis; Migrant health; Mycobacteria; Neglected tropical disease.

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