[Leprosy: a rare imported disease].
Although rare in occidental countries, leprosy is an endemic disease throughout the world. Physicians may encounter imported cases and thus need to be aware of this diagnosis. We here report a 41-year-old male patient from French West Indies who presented with nonspecific extensive skin lesions and a peripheral neuropathy. Skin biopsy examination led to the diagnosis of borderline lepromatous leprosy.
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Service de médecine interne, hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, université Paris-VI, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris cedex, France. muriellegain2000@yahoo.fr
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