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Endoscopy 1980; 12(3): 121-123
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021726
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Laparoscopic Aspects of Lepromatous Leprosy

J.M. Herrerias, A. Ariza, M. Garrido
  • Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain
With acknowledgements to the Dept. of Dermatology (Prof. Garcia Pérez) and the Dept. of Pathology (Prof. Galera Davidson)
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

The authors performed laparoscopy on eight patients (six females and two males) with lepromatous leprosy. The findings show that goose flesh hepatomegaly (100 % of the cases), and red or gray splenomegaly (75 % of the cases) can be considered as laparoscopic hallmarks of lepromatous leprosy.

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Laparoscopic aspects - Leprosy