Polimorfismos en el gen promotor de IL-10 en una muestra de pacientes colombianos con lepra
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2012 Introducción. Se han reportado polimorfismos en los genes promotores que codifican para citocinas y que afectan los niveles de transcripción, con implicaciones clínicas y funcionales en pacientes con lepra. Objetivo.
Nora Cardona-Castro +3 more
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“Pre-columbian moulages”. Huacos, mummies and photographs in the controversy over precolumbian diseases, 1894-1910 [PDF]
, 2015 By the late nineteenth century an international controversy arose referred to the probable existence of certain diseases such as leprosy, syphilis and lupus in pre-Columbian America.
Farro, Máximo Ezequiel, Podgorny, Irina
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Autoeficacia en la búsqueda y administración del tratamiento en pacientes con Lepra en Costa Rica
Revista Médica de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 2021 Resumen: El objetivo de la presente investigación fue identificar la autoeficacia relacionada con la búsqueda y con la administración del tratamiento en pacientes con lepra o que han padecido lepra, basados en el Modelo Creencias en Salud en Costa Rica ...
Ana Rivera Chavarría +2 more
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Leprosy and tuberculosis concomitant infection: a poorly understood, age-old relationship [PDF]
, 2014 Historically, archaeological evidence, post-mortem findings and retro- spective analysis of leprosy institutions’ data demonstrates a high observed incidence of concomitant infection with leprosy and tuberculosis (TB).
Anjum, V +7 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2025.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Only 19% of countries have epidemiological data on psoriasis while an increasing trend in psoriasis prevalence has been consistently reported. The aim of this study is to assess psoriasis epidemiological profile and associated co‐morbidities in the largest immigrant city of Shenzhen in China.
Yanhua Liang +14 more
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Livedo reticularis in type 2 lepra reaction: A rare presentation
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2014 Type 2 lepra reaction or erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is an immune complex syndrome that occurs mostly in lepromatous leprosy and sometimes in borderline lepromatous leprosy patients.
Kikkeri Narayanasetty Naveen +3 more
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Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga dengan Harga Diri Penderita Kusta di Puskesmas Jogoloyo Kecamatan Sumobito Kabupaten Jombang. [PDF]
, 2015 Lepra disebabkan oleh mycobacterium leprae yang pertama kali menyerang saraf tepi dan selanjutnya menyerang kulit serta organ tubuh lainnya. Bakteri ini akan menyerang seseorang apabila imunnya lemah dan kontak langsung secara terus menerus.
Nasrudin, N. (Nasrudin)
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Neuropatia da Doença de Hansen: Um Diagnóstico a Considerar na Investigação da Neuropatia Periférica [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is still one of the most frequent causes of peripheral neuropathy. Although regarded as eradicated in Portugal, is still documented in neuropathological study of patients with clinical peripheral neuropathy without proper ...
Costa, A. +4 more
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Zebrafish as a Versatile Model Organism: From Tanks to Treatment
MedComm – Future Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2025.The zebrafish, with its optical transparency and genetic tractability, serves as a versatile in vivo platform for biomedical research. This review underscores its significance in modeling a wide spectrum of human diseases—from cancer to metabolic disorders—and in leveraging cutting‐edge technologies like CRISPR and TALENs.
Rupali Srivastava +9 more
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