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Leprosy
Researchers from University of Liverpool report recent findings in leprosy
June 10th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Qjm - an International Journal of Medicine, "A Polish immigrant, who was resident in the United Kingdom (UK), presented with lepromatous leprosy and was detained in two hospitals against his wishes in the late 1940s. The public reaction to his diagnosis was remarkable, with street riots and questions in the Houses of Parliament about this leper." "His wife was persecuted and had to change her name. The index patient died of tuberculosis during enforced isolation in hospital, and several years later his daughter (who had never left the UK) presented with a left median nerve palsy and probable lepromatous dactylitis of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-10)
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