Two Patients with Leprosy and the Sudden Appearance of Inflammation in the Skin and New Sensory Loss

Carlos Franco-Paredes; Jesse T. Jacob; Barbara Stryjewska; Leo Yoder

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000425

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Two Patients with Leprosy and the Sudden Appearance of Inflammation in the Skin and New Sensory Loss

Carlos Franco-Paredes ,

* E-mail: cfranco@sph.emory.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Federico Gomez, Mexico City, Mexico
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Jesse T. Jacob,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Barbara Stryjewska,

Affiliation National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
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Leo Yoder

Affiliation National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
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Two Patients with Leprosy and the Sudden Appearance of Inflammation in the Skin and New Sensory Loss

Carlos Franco-Paredes,
Jesse T. Jacob,
Barbara Stryjewska,
Leo Yoder

Published: September 29, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000425

About the Authors

Carlos Franco-Paredes

* E-mail: cfranco@sph.emory.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Federico Gomez, Mexico City, Mexico

Jesse T. Jacob

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Barbara Stryjewska

Affiliation National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Leo Yoder

Affiliation National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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