title: Erythema necroticans exhibiting transepidermal migration of lepra bacilli as a probable source of infection to other family members.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology, & Leprosy, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India. dr_skghosh@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Sudip Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology, & Leprosy, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Arghyaprasun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology, & Leprosy, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Megha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D004817:Epidermis / Q000382:microbiology; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007194:India; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents