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Isoniazid in lepromatous leprosy

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1954
Abstract 1. (1) Isoniazid was given a 6-months trial in eight patients suffering from lepromatous leprosy, some of whom had responded very poorly to previous sulphone treatment. 2. (2) Some form of lepra reaction occurred in all cases, causing treatment to be temporarily interrupted in two instances and dosage to be limited in two others. 3.
W H, JOPLING, D S, RIDLEY
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Experimental Lepromatous Leprosy

Nature, 1967
Injection of Mycobacterium leprae has produced leprosy in mice previously thymectomized and given 900 r. of whole body irradiation to depress their immunological capacity.
R J, Rees, M F, Waters, A G, Weddell, E, Palmer   +3 more
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Leonine Facies of Lepromatous Leprosy

JAMA Dermatology, 2023
This case report describes a man in his 30s presenting with a 3-year history of progressive nodules on his face and forearms and blurry vision in his left eye.
Sneha, Poondru, Victoria, Shi, Anand, Rajpara   +2 more
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Defective production of monocyte-activating cytokines in lepromatous leprosy.

Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1984
We have examined the capacity of monocytes from patients with leprosy to undergo activation and the capacity of mononuclear cells from these patients to incorporate [3H]thymidine and produce monocyte-activating cytokines.
Marcus A Horwitz, W R Levis, Z A Cohn
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Relapses in lepromatous leprosy

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1956
Abstract 1. (1) West African lepromatous patients whom modern treatment has rendered bacteriologically negative are liable to develop relapses in the form of fresh outcrops of macules even in spite of continued treatment. 2. (2) These relapses show clinical and histopathological characteristics of the dimorphous (indeterminate) form of ...
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Lepromatous Leprosy

New England Journal of Medicine, 2022
Shekhar, Neema, Santosh, Battula
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The HLA Association of Lepromatous Leprosy and Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy in Turkey

International Journal of Dermatology, 1988
ABSTRACT: Among 50 patients with lepromatous leprosy and borderline lepromatous leprosy in Turkey, the prevalence of HLA‐DR2 was 25/50 (50%). The prevalence of the same alleles among 50 healthy controls was 13/50 (26%).
MAT, MC, YAZICI, H, OZBAKIR, F, TUZUN, Y
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TONGUE INVOLVEMENT IN LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY

International Journal of Dermatology, 1993
Abstract Background. Involvement of the oral cavity in lepromatous leprosy is well‐documented. The tongue may demonstrate multiple nodules, thickening, and scarring. Methods. Ten consecutive untreated patients with lepromatous leprosy with a bacteriologic index of 4+ or more were clinically and histopathologically studied for evidence of tongue ...
V K, Sharma, S, Kaur, B D, Radotra, I, Kaur   +3 more
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