The demographic and clinical characteristics of leprosy in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Mohammad H. Alotaibi (Author), Salman A. Bahammam (Author), Saeed ur Rahman (Author), Ahmed A. Bahnassy (Author), Imad S. Hassan (Author), Adel F. Alothman (Author), Abdulkareem M. Alkayal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Although the occurrence of leprosy has declined in Saudi Arabia, it has not yet been eradicated. To our knowledge, this descriptive retrospective study is the first to assess the clinical presentation of leprosy at the time of dia...