RECOGNITION OF LEPROSY (SPANISH)
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Illustrates the clinical manifestations of leprosy, using patients from the Public Health Service hospital at Carville, Louisiana. Shows the technique of taking and staining skin scrapings to demonstrate the etiologic agent, mycobacterium leprae, and the technique of taking skin biopsies to determine pathology of peripheral nerves.
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- usgov-av-1974 — title, year, creator, length, color, sound, description
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