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Leprosy may have a wide range of manifestations, each with different degrees of intensity. The [[diagnosis]] of leprosy may be hard to reach, particularly in non [[endemic]] areas, or where there is a very low [[prevalence]] of the [[disease]]. However, by acknowledging the potential [[diagnosis]] of leprosy, being familiarized and following the adequate steps for the [[diagnosis]] of this condition, will facilitate the [[diagnostic]] process.<ref name="WalkerLockwood2007">{{cite journal|last1=Walker|first1=Stephen L.|last2=Lockwood|first2=Dina N.J.|title=Leprosy|journal=Clinics in Dermatology|volume=25|issue=2|year=2007|pages=165–172|issn=0738081X|doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.05.012}}</ref> | Leprosy may have a wide range of manifestations, each with different degrees of intensity. The [[diagnosis]] of leprosy may be hard to reach, particularly in non [[endemic]] areas, or where there is a very low [[prevalence]] of the [[disease]]. However, by acknowledging the potential [[diagnosis]] of leprosy, being familiarized and following the adequate steps for the [[diagnosis]] of this condition, will facilitate the [[diagnostic]] process. Other [[diseases]] that may mimic, or have similar features with leprosy, include:<ref name="WalkerLockwood2007">{{cite journal|last1=Walker|first1=Stephen L.|last2=Lockwood|first2=Dina N.J.|title=Leprosy|journal=Clinics in Dermatology|volume=25|issue=2|year=2007|pages=165–172|issn=0738081X|doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.05.012}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Differential diagnosis
Leprosy may have a wide range of manifestations, each with different degrees of intensity. The diagnosis of leprosy may be hard to reach, particularly in non endemic areas, or where there is a very low prevalence of the disease. However, by acknowledging the potential diagnosis of leprosy, being familiarized and following the adequate steps for the diagnosis of this condition, will facilitate the diagnostic process. Other diseases that may mimic, or have similar features with leprosy, include:[1]
References
- ↑ Walker, Stephen L.; Lockwood, Dina N.J. (2007). "Leprosy". Clinics in Dermatology. 25 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.05.012. ISSN 0738-081X.