Tuberculoid leprosy: a case report.
A case of tuberculoid leprosy, undiagnosed and consequently untreated for four years, is presented. This case report is presented in an attempt to alert the clinician to the occurrence of leprosy in American population and to raise the index of suspicion in the proper clinical setting.
Mezebish
D S
DS
Naval Hospital, San Diego, California.
Yeager
J K
JK
Vidmar
D A
DA
D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology