%0 Journal Article
%T Lepra en la infancia: Desaf¨ªo diagn¨®stico
%A T¨¢quez
%A AE
%A Cer¨®n
%A CA
%A Chaparro
%A MA
%A Sales
%A AM
%A Nery
%A JA
%A Miranda
%A A
%A Lupi
%A O
%J Revista argentina de dermatolog£¿-a
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X leprosy in childhood course with a diversity of clinical and histopathological signs that make necessary a detailed cutaneous inspection in every child that presents suggestive dermatological lesions, have had a suspected infectious contact. for an appropriate diagnosis, is very important to keep in mind the disease, as well as medical clinical skill because many skin and nerve lesions can be asymptomatic and frequently look like other dermatological pathology. the authors report three cases of children misdiagnosed and treated for other dermatosis and whom finally were found leprosy¡äs patients.
%K leprosy
%K childhood
%K dermatosis
%K diagnosis.
%U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1851-300X2011000400002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en