Correlation of dermoscopic and histopathologic patterns in leprosy - A pilot study

• Main Authors: Ajay Chopra (Author), Debdeep Mitra (Author), Reetu Agarwal (Author), Neerja Saraswat (Author), Krishna Talukdar (Author), Abhay Solanki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is diagnosed based on clinical features and confirmed on the histological findings and peripheral slit-skin smear staining. Dermoscopy is a handy, easily accessible tool to diagnose this granulomatous disease a...