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Lepromatous Ulcer

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Leprosy also known as Hansen’s disease is a chronic, infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae bacillus, which affects mainly peripheral nerves and skin but may also affect sites such as the eyes, mucous membranes, bones, and testes and produces a spectrum of clinical phenotypes [1, 2]. Although the prevalence of disease is decreasing, Hansen’s disease represents one of the major public health problems mainly in India and Brazil [3, 4].

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    Tulika Rai

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  1. Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    Ajay K. Khanna

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    Satyendra Kumar Tiwary

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Rai, T. (2023). Lepromatous Ulcer. In: Khanna, A.K., Tiwary, S.K. (eds) Uncommon Ulcers of the Extremities. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1782-2_11

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