Claw Hand Deformity in Leprosy.

Am J Med

Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill; Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. Electronic address:

Published: February 2024

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