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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Leprosy in an Adopted Woman Diagnosed by Molecular Tools: A Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area.

Anna Beltrame, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Charlotte Avanzi, Laura Sollima, Elena Pomari, Antonio Mori, Silvia Stefania Longoni, Lucia Moro, Pierantonio Orza, Mary Jackson and 1 more

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Leprosy.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna BeltrameDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, I.R.C.C.S. Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, 37024 Verona, Italy.
Maria Concetta FargnoliDermatology Unit, Ospedale San Salvatore, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7249-2556
Charlotte AvanziMycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Laura SollimaPathology Unit, Ospedale San Salvatore, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Elena PomariDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, I.R.C.C.S. Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, 37024 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5182-0231
Antonio MoriDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, I.R.C.C.S. Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, 37024 Verona, Italy.
Silvia Stefania LongoniDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, I.R.C.C.S. Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, 37024 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2447-1777
Lucia MoroDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, I.R.C.C.S. Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, 37024 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6017-1181
Pierantonio OrzaDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, I.R.C.C.S. Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, 37024 Verona, Italy.
Mary JacksonMycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Francesca PerandinDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, I.R.C.C.S. Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, 37024 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3933-3892
Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria · ITColorado State University · USSan Salvatore Hospital · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · ITUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant 845479
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coupled with its rarity in non-endemic areas, the clinical heterogeneity of leprosy makes diagnosis very challenging. We report a diagnosis of multibacillary leprosy in a 22-year-old Indian woman, adopted at the age of 10 and living in Italy. The patient presented with painful skin lesions on the face, trunk, and lower and upper extremities, associated with dysesthesia and a motor deficit in her left leg following corticosteroid therapy interruption. Histopathology results from the skin lesions suggested leprosy, but no acid-fast bacilli were identified. Molecular biology in a center specializing in tropical diseases confirmed the diagnosis, allowing prompt and adequate treatment. Genotype analysis allowed the identification of a genotype 1D of

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PMID36839437
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