Tuberculoid leprosy: An in vivo microvascular evaluation of cutaneous lesions.

Tuberculoid leprosy (TT) is characterized by cutaneous lesions called plaques. Although microvascular ultrastructure of TT patients' skin is well-documented, little is known about functional aspects of their microcirculation. We aimed, for the first time, to evaluate, in vivo, the microcirculat...

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Main Authors: Livia Pino, Maria das Graças Coelho de Souza, Omar Lupi, Eliete Bouskela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227654