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Nasal Tip Necrosis as a Sign of Leprosy: Case Report
  • Rana Alramyan,
  • RAED ALMUTAIRI,
  • Majed Althobaiti
Rana Alramyan
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine

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RAED ALMUTAIRI
Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh
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Majed Althobaiti
Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh
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Abstract

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy occurrence in Saudi Arabia is rare, it was reported that 242 freshly diagnosed leprosy cases were in Saudi Arabia from 2003 to 2012. This report aims to provide awareness, avoid misdiagnosis, and to introduce the manifestations of leprosy.