research article
A Case of Diffuse Lepromatous Leprosy associated with Mycobacterium lepromatosis
An 86-year old female patient from northeast Mexico presented with diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL). Sequence analysis of four genes (rrs, rpoB, sigA and hsp65) from the skin biopsy identified Mycobacterium lepromatosis. This is the first independent confirmation of a case of DLL due to M. lepromatosis.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000298113400065
Author(s)
Vera-Cabrera, Lucio
Escalante-Fuentes, Wendy G.
Gomez-Flores, Minerva
Ocampo-Candiani, Jorge
Busso, Philippe
Date Issued
2011
Published in
Volume
48
Issue
12
Start page
4366
End page
4368
Subjects
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
November 24, 2011
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