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Case Report

Leprosy-Related Chronic Arthritis with an Abundance of Mycobacterium Leprae in the Synovial Fluid: A Rare Case

Hendra GunawanDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, West Java, 40161, IndonesiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yuli WulansariDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, West Java, 40161, Indonesia
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Pati Aji AchdiatDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, West Java, 40161, Indonesia
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Reti HindritianiDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran – Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, West Java, 40161, Indonesia
Pages 371-376 | Published online: 03 Jun 2021

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