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Anetoderma - A hidden presentation of lepromatous leprosy

Clinical Dermatology Review, 2023
Anetodermas is a rare disorder of connective tissue associated with a circumscribed area of slack skin associated with focal loss of elastin. This correlates with the clinical observation of atrophy and “buttonhole” sign or herniation phenomenon ...
Sruthi Kareddy, C Nikitha, P Mamatha
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Cytokine and protein markers of leprosy reactions in skin and nerves: baseline results for the North Indian INFIR cohort. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Previous studies investigating the role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of leprosy have either been on only small numbers of patients or have not combined clinical and histological data.
Lavanya Suneetha, Mohammed Ismail, Ismail Mohammed, Suneetha Lavanya, Diana N J Lockwood, Nicholls, Peter, Chaduvula Meher Vani, Smith W. C., Wim van Brakel, Diana N. J. Lockwood, Lockwood, Diana NJ, Sagili Karuna Devi, Smith, WC, Mohammed, Ismail, Suneetha, Sujai, Suneetha Sujai, van Brakel Wim, Suneetha, Lavanya, Sagili, Karuna Devi, van Brakel, Wim, Karuna Devi Sagili, Sujai Suneetha, Lockwood Diana N. J., Nicholls Peter, W. C. Smith, W C Smith, Chaduvula, Meher Vani, Peter Nicholls, Meher Vani Chaduvula   +28 more
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Verrucous lepromatous leprosy: a rare form of presentation - Report on two cases [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014
Leprosy skin lesions are described as hypochromic or erythematous macules, pale erythematous or reddish-brown plaques, papules, nodules, and diffuse cutaneous infiltration, depending on the clinical form of the disease. They may be accompanied by hypo or
Marcelo Zanolli Medeiros, Gunter Hans Filho, Luiz Carlos Takita, Carolina Faria Santos Vicari, Aline Blanco Barbosa, Daíne Vargas Couto   +5 more
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Demyelinating Leprosy Neuropathy: An Unusual and Misleading Electrophysiological Pattern

Muscle &Nerve, Volume 73, Issue 5, Page 898-905, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Peripheral neuropathy, especially mononeuropathy multiplex, is a frequent manifestation of leprosy. Electrodiagnostic studies (EDX) usually show predominant axonal involvement. In this study, we report patients with prominent demyelinating abnormalities consistent with the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating ...
Cendrine Foucard, Marie Jachiet, Karine Viala, Thierry Maisonobe, Guillaume Fargeot   +4 more
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Vasculonecrotic reactions in leprosy

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Multibacillary, lepromatous or borderline leprosy patients may present two types of vasculonecrotic reactions: Lucio phenomenon and that associated with erythema nodosum leprosum.
Letícia Fogagnolo, Elemir Macedo de Souza, Maria Letícia Cintra, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho   +3 more
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Progress in research on immunological mechanism of leprosy

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015
Leprosy is a chronic infection acquired after getting exposed to Mycobacterium leprae(M.Leprae), especially via contact or through nasal secretions of the affected hosts.
Benson Kiprono Kosgei
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A Quantitative Approach to Record Skeletal Manifestations of Leprosy and Its Application to St Mary Magdalen Leprosarium, Winchester

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 526-536, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper presents and tests a new method for publishing and diagnosing leprosy‐related skeletal lesions while making available the leprosy‐related demographic data and pathology for St Mary Magdalen, Winchester (MMW). This method can facilitate interstudy comparisons of leprosy prevalence and severity by improving data comparability.
A. A. Blom, H. Dawson‐Hobbis, S. Gross, K. White‐Iribhogbe, V. J. Schuenemann, S. A. Inskip   +5 more
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Borderline lepromatous leprosy: A case report

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Rationale: Lepromatous leprosy can have many atypical presentations, obscuring early diagnosis. We present a case of lepromatous leprosy, presenting with atypical features, which made a diagnostic dilemma.
Nilshan Fernando, Chiranthi Welhenge, Ranjan Premaratna, Ahamed Uwyse   +3 more
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Extensive Lepromatous Lymphadenitis Preceding Lesions on the Face and Earlobes: An Unusual Presentation of Leprosy in Singapore

Case Reports in Dermatology, 2018
Leprosy is also known as Hansen disease, as in some countries the diagnosis of leprosy carries a negative stigma and patients fear being shunned as outcasts.
Shi Yao Sam Yang, Wai Mun Sean Leong, Cruz Maria Teresa Kasunuran, Jing Xiang Huang, Sue-Ann Ju Ee Ho, Chen Wee Derrick Aw, Reshma A. Merchant   +6 more
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Head and Neck Clinical Signs Associated With Diseases: A Scoping Review

Special Care in Dentistry, Volume 46, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Clinical signs observed during head and neck examination offer important diagnostic clues. This scoping review aimed to identify key clinical signs in this region associated with diseases and syndromes and to map them according to their location. Methods An electronic literature search was performed in five databases (Embase, LILACS,
Helena Miguel Cotter, Mateus José Dutra, Gustavo Davi Rabelo, Ana Carolina Prado Ribeiro, Marcio Ajudarte Lopes, Márcio Diniz‐Freitas, Luiz Paulo Kowalski, Alan Roger Santos‐Silva, Caique Mariano Pedroso   +8 more
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