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De Novo Histoid Leprosy in an Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

open access: yesCase Reports in Pathology, 2012
Histoid leprosy, an uncommon variant of lepromatous leprosy, develops usually as relapse in lepromatous patients who are on dapsone monotherapy, but uncommonly arises de novo.
Deepak Dimri, Bhawna Sethi, Yogesh Kumar
doaj   +1 more source

Polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor 4 ( TLR4 ) are associated with protection against leprosy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Accumulating evidence suggests that polymorphisms in Toll-like receptors (TLRs) influence the pathogenesis of mycobacterial infections, including leprosy, a disease whose manifestations depend on host immune responses.
Abraham, I.   +10 more
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Unraveling Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium leprae: Exploring Genetic Mutations to Enhance Treatment Strategies for Human Leprosy—A Narrative Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Microbiology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Leprosy, one of the oldest diseases, is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis and continues to pose a significant global public health challenge despite decades of control efforts and the widespread use of multidrug therapy. Clinical manifestations range from tuberculoid to severe lepromatous forms, often accompanied by immune ...
Gayathri Perera   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Giant cells lepromatous leprosy. Diffuse dermatitis with exuberant foreign body giant cells in treated lepromatous leprosy

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2019
Patients with lepromatous leprosy that have received treatment for many years usually get follow up biopsies for persistent skin lesions or positive bacilloscopy even if the values are lower than in the initial bacilloscopy.
Gerzaín Rodríguez, Viviana Arias
doaj   +1 more source

Hanseniase neural primaria: revisao sistematica [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The authors proposed a systematic review on the current concepts of primary neural leprosy by consulting the following online databases: MEDLINE, Lilacs/SciELO, and Embase. Selected studies were classified based on the degree of recommendation and levels
Andrada, Nathalia Carvalho de   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Corneal Hypoaesthersia In Various Types Of Leprosy

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dermatology, 1999
Four hundred leprosy patients comprising of 140 lepromatous leprosy, 72 borderline and 188 tuberculoid leprosy patients were examined for corneal hypoaesthesia.
Kumar Keshri Pradip   +3 more
doaj  

Mycobacterial panniculitis caused by Mycobacterium thermoresistibile in a cat. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Case summaryA domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for chronic, bilateral, ulcerative dermatitis affecting the inguinal region and lateral aspects of both pelvic limbs.
Keel, M Kevin   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

The reconstitution of cell-mediated immunity in the cutaneous lesions of lepromatous leprosy by recombinant interleukin 2

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Medicine, 1989
Human rIL-2 (10-30 micrograms) was injected intradermally into the skin of patients with lepromatous leprosy with high bacillary loads. All patients responded to the lymphokine with local areas of induration that peaked at 24 h and persisted for 4-7 d ...
Gilla Kaplan   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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