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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2795-5001</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Portuguese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Port J Dermatol Venereol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2795-5001</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Permanyer Publications]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2795-50012022000100051</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/pjd.m22000009</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Hansen&#8217;s disease, a condition to be remembered]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Hanseníase, uma doença a não esquecer]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Freitas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Egídio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Coelho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[André]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Velho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gloria Cunha]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A a"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Selores]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A a"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Porto Department of Dermatology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Porto Department of Anatomopathology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto Department of Dermatology and Dermatology Research Unit ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Porto Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>80</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>51</fpage>
<lpage>55</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2795-50012022000100051&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2795-50012022000100051&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2795-50012022000100051&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which mainly affects the skin, mucous membranes, and the peripheral nervous system. Despite the marked global reduction in the prevalence of the disease, the latest available data, referring to 2019, report six cases of leprosy in Portugal. In this report, we describe a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy that was diagnosed initially as dermatophytosis and psoriasis. With the increase in international travelling, the disease can arise in any country. This case highlights the value of clinical suspicion in countries where the disease is less prevalent, particularly in individuals from endemic regions.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo A hanseníase é uma doença granulomatosa crónica, causada pelo Mycobacterium leprae, que afeta principalmente a pele, as mucosas e o sistema nervoso periférico. Apesar da acentuada redução global da prevalência da doença, os últimos dados disponíveis, referentes a 2019, reportam 6 casos de hanseníase em Portugal. Neste artigo, descrevemos um caso de hanseníase tuberculóide (BT) limítrofe que foi inicialmente diagnosticada como dermatofitose e psoríase. Com o aumento das viagens internacionais, a doença pode surgir em qualquer país. Este caso destaca o valor da suspeita clínica em países nos quais a doença é menos incidente, particularmente em indivíduos provenientes de regiões endémicas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Leprosy/diagnosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Leprosy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Tuberculoid]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mycobacterium leprae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Lepra/diagnóstico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Lepra]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Tuberculoide]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Mycobacterium leprae]]></kwd>
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