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This was the left thigh of a patient, who had presented to a clinical setting with a case of lepromatous leprosy, and one of its symptoms exhibited here, known as erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL). This illness is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. Under the newer World Health Organization (WHO) standards, lepromatous leprosy is classified as multibacillary (MB) leprosy.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Andre J. Lebrun
Creation Date: 1969
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