Extensive Lepromatous Lymphadenitis Preceding Lesions on the Face and Earlobes: An Unusual Presentation of Leprosy in Singapore

• Main Authors: Shi Yao Sam Yang (Author), Wai Mun Sean Leong (Author), Cruz Maria Teresa Kasunuran (Author), Jing Xiang Huang (Author), Sue-Ann Ju Ee Ho (Author), Chen Wee Derrick Aw (Author), Reshma A. Merchant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leprosy is also known as Hansen disease, as in some countries the diagnosis of leprosy carries a negative stigma and patients fear being shunned as outcasts. Presently, leprosy is primarily limited to specific geographical regions in resource-poor countries. As a result, there is increased difficult...