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. 2022 May 9;107(1):8-9.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0201. Online ahead of print.

Lepromatous Leprosy with Vitiligo, a Clinical Diagnostic Challenge

Harpreet Singh Pawar  1 , Harish Kumar Sagar  1 , Ankur Singh  2
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Lepromatous Leprosy with Vitiligo, a Clinical Diagnostic Challenge

Harpreet Singh Pawar et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Bilateral symmetrical nonsegmental vitiligo. (B) Infiltrative lesions of lepromatous leprosy. This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(A) Degenerative changes in keratinocytes and increased Langerhans cells with thickening of basement membrane (hematoxylin and eosin stain, 10×). (B) Large numbers of acid-fast bacilli deposited in clumps (globi; Fite-Faraco stain, 40×). This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
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