ID#: 24458
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This image depicts a posterior view of a patient’s back, highlighting numerous infiltrated maculopapular lesions scattered across the region. These lesions are associated with lepromatous leprosy, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. See PHIL 24459 for a view of this patient’s chest and arms, which also display numerous lesions.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Norman Cole
Creation Date: 1963
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