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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>
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<article-id>S2709-79272022000200359</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Lepra neural pura. Informe de caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Pure neural leprosy. Case report]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bordón Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mercedes]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Luis García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guevara Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marbelys]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aparicio Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ada Alicia]]></given-names>
</name>
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</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>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>16</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>359</fpage>
<lpage>365</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2709-79272022000200359&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2709-79272022000200359&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2709-79272022000200359&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la enfermedad de Hansen o lepra es una enfermedad infectocontagiosa de evolución crónica causada por un bacilo, el Mycobacterium leprae. La lepra neural pura, o primaria, se presenta como una neuropatía periférica sin presencia de lesiones cutáneas.  Información del paciente:  se presenta un hombre joven, de 19 años de edad, con historia de alteraciones sensitivas en ambas piernas de aproximadamente dos meses de evolución. Al examen físico se constató hipoestesia en parches en ambos miembros inferiores. Se estableció confirmación diagnóstica por biopsia del nervio sural. Se comenzó tratamiento antileproso y se logró mejoría clínica con pocas semanas de evolución.  Conclusiones:  el diagnóstico clínico es difícil y la enfermedad puede pasar desapercibida durante años, con daño neural cada vez con mayor discapacidad, por lo que se requiere de un enfoque clínico exhaustivo para lograr diagnósticos acertados. El manejo multidisciplinario mejora el pronóstico y la calidad de vida de los pacientes con esta enfermedad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Hansen's disease or leprosy is an infectious and contagious disease of chronic evolution caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. Pure, or primary, neural leprosy presents as peripheral neuropathy without the presence of skin lesions.  Patient information:  a young man, 19 years old, was presented with a history of sensory alterations in both legs of approximately two months of evolution. Physical examination revealed hypoesthesia in patches in both lower limbs. Diagnostic confirmation was established by biopsy of the sural nerve. Antileprosy treatment was started and clinical improvement was achieved with few weeks of evolution.  Conclusions:  clinical diagnosis is difficult and the disease may go unnoticed for years, with neural damage with increasing disability, so an exhaustive clinical approach is required to achieve accurate diagnoses. Multidisciplinary management improves the prognosis and quality of life of patients with this disease.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lepra neural pura]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[biopsia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hipoestesia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pure neural leprosy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[biopsy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hypoesthesia]]></kwd>
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