title: [Leprosy and its cutaneous and neurologic manifestations].
abstract: Leprosy is one of the most ancient diseases recognized in the history of man. It has been progressively eradicated from many countries. However, the disease remains a major problem of public health in a dozen of countries where it still represents an archetype of the tropical infectious pathology.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatopathologie, Université de Liège.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clotuche
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Goffin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Letawe
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Piérard
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000473:pathology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D011634:Public Health; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014330:Tropical Medicine