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Case Report: Leprosy Masquerading as Relapsing Polychondritis

Rohan Goel, MBBS, MD, Rashmi Roongta, MBBS, MD, DM, Dipendranath Ghosh, MBBS, MD, DM, & Parasar Ghosh, MD, DM  |  Issue: September 2024  |  

Rohan Goel, MBBS, MD, is a resident at the Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, India.

Rashmi Roongta, MBBS, MD, DM, is the senior resident at the Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, India.

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Dipendranath Ghosh, MBBS, MD, DM, is a rheumatologist at the Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, India.

Parasar Ghosh, MD, DM, is a rheumatologist and head of the department of clinical immunology and rheumatology at the Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, India.

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