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An Image Case of Lepromatous Leprosy in a Patient With Parkinson Disease

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A 72-year-old man with Parkinson disease presented with 18 months of diffuse blotchiness without associated pain or pruritis. Fite stain and Mycobacterium leprae polymerase chain reaction of a skin biopsy specimen were positive, and he was diagnosed with lepromatous leprosy.

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Mazumder S