Mycobacterium leprae infection with rash misdiagnosed as a flare-up of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report
This report will help increase awareness of leprosy in patients with immune disorders to reduce the rate of misdiagnosis and mistreatment.
Authors
- Yihan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0167-8989)
- Tong Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7188-2352)
- Shijie Huang
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116622
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78