verruga peruana

pathology

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In Carrión disease
…high mortality if untreated; and verruga peruana, a more benign skin eruption characterized by reddish papules and nodules, which usually follows the Oroya fever (within weeks or months) but may also occur in individuals who have not exhibited previous symptoms. The skin lesions are thought to be an expression of…
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