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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2709-7927</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica del Centro]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd centro]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2709-7927</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario Arnaldo Milián Castro]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2709-79272021000200322</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Lepra histioide. Informe de caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Histioid leprosy. Case report]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martín Pozo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yordán]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Betancourt Perez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Amelia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Fleites]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Damarys]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario &#8220;Arnaldo Milián Castro&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>322</fpage>
<lpage>327</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2709-79272021000200322&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2709-79272021000200322&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2709-79272021000200322&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la lepra histioide es una forma de presentación de lepra multibacilar con escasa frecuencia de observación. Los pacientes que la padecen presentan una carga bacilar elevada y pueden representar un potencial reservorio de la infección en la comunidad.  Información del paciente:  se presenta un paciente que acudió a la Consulta de Dermatología con múltiples lesiones nodulares en la piel; el diagnóstico fue de lepra histioide.  Conclusiones:  lo interesante del caso radica en que se muestran las lesiones cutáneas en esta forma poco frecuente de la enfermedad, así como la importancia de realizar el diagnóstico precoz y de instaurar tratamiento oportuno para evitar discapacidades en elpaciente y porque constituye una fuente de trasmisión de la enfermedad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  histioid leprosy is a form of multibacillary leprosy with a low frequency of observation. Patients with histioid leprosy have a high bacillary load and may represent a potential reservoir of infection in the community.  Case report:  a patient came to the Dermatology Clinic with multiple nodular skin lesions; the diagnosis was histioid leprosy.  Conclusions:  the interesting aspect of this case is that the skin lesions are shown in this rare form of the disease, as well as the importance of early diagnosis and timely treatment to avoid patient disability and because it is a source of transmission of the disease.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lepra histioide]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[histoid leprosy]]></kwd>
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