00964nas a2200253 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653001200061653001100073653001100084653001200095653002100107653001800128653001000146653002700156100001400183700001400197245007900211300001000290490000800300520038800308022001400696 1984 d c198410aAdult10aAnimals10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aPapillomaviridae10aSkin Diseases10aSudan10aTumor Virus Infections1 aJacyk W K1 aLechner W00aEpidermodysplasia verruciformis in lepromatous leprosy. Report of 2 cases. a202-50 v1683 a

2 African patients (sisters) suffering from lepromatous leprosy had epidermodysplasia verruciformis. Both patients had in addition recalcitrant superficial fungal infections and extensive relapsing scabies. The question is raised whether a generalized impairment of cell-mediated immunity, found in lepromatous leprosy, predisposes towards other particularly viral infections.

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