Looking out for leprosy

From: Dermatology Times | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

A case of leprosy in Rhode Island

Chicago - Many people have a frightening image of lepers as disfigured people, roaming around colonies. The Bible makes several references to what is now a reportable infectious disease, rarely seen by dermatologists. Still, leprosy does occur in the United States, and dermatologists should be suspicious of it.

The dermatologists at the Brown Medical School department of dermatology, Providence, R.I., considered leprosy as a diagnosis when a Dominican man walked into the clinic complaining of the cosmetic consequences of his facial lesions. The 41-year-old ...

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