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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 +6 more
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What is new in the pathogenesis and management of erythema nodosum leprosum
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020 Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a manifestation of type II lepra reaction, seen in lepromatous or borderline lepromatous leprosy. Although it is a common reaction encountered in clinical practice, there are an increasingly large number of newer ...
Ramesh M Bhat, Tanvi P Vaidya
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Journal of Cytology, 2018 Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The manifestations of this disease varies across the spectrum of tuberculoid (TT) to lepromatous (LL) leprosy.The course of this indolent disease is interrupted by acute ...
Shruti Semwal +5 more
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A major T cell antigen of Mycobacterium leprae is a 10-kD heat-shock cognate protein. [PDF]
, 1992 Several mycobacterial antigens, identified by monoclonal antibodies and patient sera, have been found to be homologous to stress or heat-shock proteins (hsp) defined in Escherichia coli and yeast.
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Leprosy in England and Wales 1953-2012: surveillance and challenges in low incidence countries [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To review all notified cases of leprosy in England and Wales between 1953 and 2012. DESIGN: National surveillance study of all reported cases. SETTING: England and Wales. OUTCOME: Number and characteristics of reported cases.
Abubakar, I +3 more
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Borderline" lepromatous leprosy"
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 1971 No abstract ...
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Borderline-lepromatous leprosy manifesting as granulomatous mastitis.
Leprosy Review, 2012 Leprosy is characterised by a chronic granulomatous inflammation of the skin and peripheral nerves. Dissemination of the lepra bacilli may cause involvement of other tissues as well.
D. Pandhi +3 more
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European Journal of Immunology, Volume 55, Issue 10, October 2025.Th17 cells confer protection against Candida albicans infection. In patients with STAT1 gain‐of‐function (GOF) mutations and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC), Candida‐specific Th cell responses are numerically preserved but skewed toward Th1 and Th2.
Camilla Basso +13 more
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Immunohistochemical Study of Nerve Growth Factor Expression in Hansen’s Disease
Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic DermatologyAim: To study the immunoexpression of nerve growth factor (NGF) in Hansen’s disease to assess the diagnostic and prognostic significance. Objective: NGF is a neurotrophin and an important growth factor for the tissue remodeling process. Higher expression
Fatma Lubna +3 more
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Role of S-100 Immunostaining in Demonstration of Nerve Changes and Quantification of Dendritic Cells in Leprosy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: A definitive diagnosis of leprosy is based on a demonstration of either acid-fast bacilli or nerve elements within the granulomas. On routine hematoxylin and eosin stains, the nerve fibers are not easily identifiable. In this study, S-100
Anand Mohanraj, Sowmya Srinivasan
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