Eritema nodoso leproso en un paciente pediátrico
Resumen
Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 8 años de edad que cúnsulta por un mes de evolución de lesiones infiltradas, eritematosas, en cara y extremidades, fiebre, síntomas constitucionales y artritis de codo derecho. La histopatología fue compatible con un eritema nodoso leproso.
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