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. 2022 Mar 21;106(5):1296-1297.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0696. Online ahead of print.

Facial Tuberculoid Leprosy

Niraj Parajuli  1 , Sujan Shrestha  2
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Facial Tuberculoid Leprosy

Niraj Parajuli et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) A large erythematous plaque over right face. (B) Complete resolution after 6 months of multidrug therapy. (Patient consent was taken for the photos.) This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(A) A low-power magnification showing multiple well-formed granulomas in the dermis (hematoxylin and eosin stain 20× magnification). (B) A high-power magnification showing granuloma and perineural inflammation (hematoxylin and eosin stain 40× magnification). This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
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