Leprosy and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Consequence or Association?
Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae with a high prevalence in some developing countries however, it is rarely seen in non-endemic regions. Arthritis has been described in all types of Hansen's disease. Chronic arthritis i...
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Format: | article |
Language: | eng |
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2018
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2986 |
Country: | Portugal |
Oai: | oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/2986 |