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This patient presented to a clinical setting with an inflammatory cutaneous lesion on the thorax, which was determined to be the tuberculoid, paucibacillary form of leprosy, or Hansen’s disease, caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae. Of particular importance are the enlarged costal nerves below the skin that were affected by the disease, and which were supplying the leprous lesion.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Andre J. Lebrun
Creation Date: 1969
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