Finger gangrene: an unusual presentation of leprosy

• Main Authors: Galal El-Anany (Author), Hanan Nada (Author), Noha Nagui (Author), Suzan Shalaby (Author), Eman Sany (Author), Naglaa Elmongy (Author), Ahmed Nada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Peripheral gangrene is a rare presentation of some types of leprosy. We report a case of 16 years old male presented with history of fever of unknown origin followed by peripheral digital gangrene. Careful skin examination showed a hypopigmented anesthetic patch. Further investigations showed antiph...