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Type 2 Lepra Reaction Following Antituberculosis Treatment Initiation in an Elderly Male With Coexisting Hansen's Disease: A Case Report. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report a case of a man developing erythema nodosum leprosum after initiating treatment for drug‐susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis. This highlights the importance of recognising concomitant leprosy in patients with tuberculosis since these mycobacterial infections require different long‐term multidrug regimens.
Villanueva CAG, Ortiz YRH, Mojica WP, Albay AB.   +3 more
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Coexistence of Scrofuloderma and Lepromatous Leprosy in Reaction: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Leprosy and tuberculosis (TB) are both chronic granulomatous infections caused by bacilli of the genus Mycobacterium. The simultaneous occurrence of cutaneous tuberculosis and leprosy is rare. We report a 56‐year‐old male presenting with painful erythematous nodules and plaques over the face and extremities for 1 week, along with asymptomatic ...
Khadka A, Mishra P, Shrestha A, Chaulagain G.   +3 more
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Ein seltener Fall von lepromatöser Lepra in Deutschland [PDF]

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 23, Issue 11, Page 1454-1457, November 2025.
Saternus R, Bretzel G, Tsulaia T, Burckhardt K, Yordanova K, Müller S, Jahn S, Vogt T, Schneitler S.   +8 more
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A case series of pure neural leprosy in patients diagnosed in a specialized center for the control of Hansen’s disease in Colombia

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2018
Pure neural leprosy, defined as a peripheral neuropathy in which the patient has no skin lesions, is difficult to diagnose. Its verification by bacteriological index and histopathology is not possible in the majority of the patients.
Héctor Serrano-Coll, Olinto Mieles, Calixto Escorcia, Amparo Díaz, Camilo Beltrán, Nora Cardona-Castro   +5 more
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Lepra en la isla colombiana de Providencia

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020
San Andrés y Providencia son islas colombianas en el mar de las Antillas. San Andrés tiene 68.283 habitantes y allí se han registrado casos de lepra en inmigrantes provenientes del interior colombiano. Providencia tiene 5.037 habitantes e, históricamente,
Jairo Fuentes, Juliana Jiménez, Gustavo Urueta, Santiago Fadul, Esperanza Meléndez, Martha Inírida Guerrero, Gerzaín Rodríguez   +6 more
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Contextual analysis of health care at discharge in leprosy: an integrative review [PDF]

, 2019
Objective: To analyze contextual relations of health care in the discharge of leprosy. Method: An analytical, reflexive study based on the theoretical framework of context analysis, elaborated through an integrative review of literature in the databases ...
Gomes, Bruna RS, Lins, Suerda LF, Mendes, Felismina, Miranda, Francisco, Pinheiro, Mônica, Simpson, Clélia   +5 more
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Beyond Elimination: Unveiling Leprosy Cases in Far West Nepal. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Leprosy, one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), can be diagnosed based on any of its three characteristics: a hypopigmented or reddish skin patch with sensory loss, thickened peripheral nerves with sensory impairment, and a positive skin smear for acid‐fast bacilli (AFB).
Thing SL, Subedi D, Tamang Waiba A, Bista N, Hamal A, Gurung M.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Centenary of the Leprosy Relief Association (Lepra)—a moment for celebration and reflection [PDF]

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
R J Hay
exaly   +2 more sources

Lepra - Algunos aspectos Inmunológicos -

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 1981
Se estudiaron 252 pacientes con Lepra: 156 hombres y 96 mujeres. 108 hombres y 48 mujeres con Lepra Lepromatosa; 48 hombres y 52 mujeres con Lepra Tuberculoide. En esta muestra se estudiaron su patrón electroforético. la concentración de C3 y los niveles
Miguel A. Guzmán U., Alvaro Aguilera, Hilda Inés Sarmiento   +2 more
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Lepra familiar

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2001
La lepra es entre cinco y diez veces más frecuente entre los convivientes de enfermos multibacilares. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar el estudio de una mujer de 22 años con lepra lepromatosa, que condujo a la investigación de la enfermedad en ...
Richard Arrieta, María Teresa Garcés, Nelly Ordóñez, Santiago Fadul, Rafael Pinto, Gerzaín Rodríguez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source