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An inflammatory myopathy unmasks a case of leprosy in an Italian patient

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  1. IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy

    R. Liguori, R. Terlizzi & M. L. Valentino

  2. Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    R. Liguori, R. Terlizzi, M. P. Giannoccaro, M. P. Foschini & M. L. Valentino

  3. Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari School of Medicine, Bari, Italy

    A. Amati

  4. Section of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), S. Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy

    A. Parodi

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Diagnostic investigations performed in this study are to be considered routine procedures and have been approved by the Clinica Neurologica, Bellaria Hospital review board.

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This research has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.

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Liguori, R., Terlizzi, R., Giannoccaro, M.P. et al. An inflammatory myopathy unmasks a case of leprosy in an Italian patient. J Neurol 262, 2179–2181 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-015-7864-7

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