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Case Reports
. 2023 Apr-Jun;12(2):207-209.
doi: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_83_23.

Rare concurrence of lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous tuberculosis

Bushra Muna  1 , Pavani Neerukonda  1
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Rare concurrence of lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous tuberculosis

Bushra Muna et al. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2023 Apr-Jun.
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Abstract

The coinfection of leprosy and tuberculosis has been rarely reported in literature. A middle-aged man who was a known case of hepatitis B infection had presented with ichthyosis with claw hand deformity and submandibular swelling, which were diagnosed with lepromatous leprosy and scrofuloderma, respectively.

Keywords: Leprosy; scrofuloderma; tuberculosis.

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