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. 2022 Sep 19;217(6):292-294.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.51690. Epub 2022 Aug 22.

A polymorphic rash from across the seas

Akshay Flora  1   2 , Priya Garg  3 , Karen Cheung  4 , Deshan F Sebaratnam  1   2 , Monisha Gupta  1
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A polymorphic rash from across the seas

Akshay Flora et al. Med J Aust. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Bacterial infections; Dermatology; Leprosy; Migrants; Public health; Skin diseases; Travel medicine; infectious.

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A: Multiple papules located on the patient’s wrists. B: Papules and nodules located on the lateral aspects of his feet. C: Nodules and skin thickening on his ears bilaterally. D: Multiple erythematous plaques on his torso symmetrically. E: Multiple hypopigmented macules on his back symmetrically. F: Patch of ichthyosis with hypopigmentation, erythema and hypotrichosis overlying his lower leg.
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A: Sheets of histiocytes with foamy cytoplasm present throughout the dermis (haematoxylin–eosin stain, magnification × 100). B: Numerous acid‐fast bacilli within histiocytes (Wade–Fite stain, magnification × 400).
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