Laparoscopic Aspects of Lepromatous Leprosy [PDF]
Endoscopy, 1980 The authors performed laparoscopy on eight patients (six females and two males) with lepromatous leprosy. The findings show that goose flesh hepatomegaly (100% of the cases), and red or gray splenomegaly (75% of the cases) can be considered as laparoscopic hallmarks of lepromatous leprosy.
Herrerías Gutiérrez, Juan Manuel +2 more
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T regulatory cells (TREG)(TCD4+CD25+FOXP3+) distribution in the different clinical forms of leprosy and reactional states [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 BACKGROUND: Leprosy is characterized histologically by a spectrum of different granulomatous skin lesions, reflecting patients' immune responses to Mycobacterium leprae.
José Napoleão Tavares Parente +3 more
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Changes in plasma levels of endocrine hormones in lepromatous leprosy patients [PDF]
IJID Regions, 2023 Kidist Bobosha +2 more
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Lucio Leprosy in Neglected Cases of Hansen’s Disease: A Series of Three Cases [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Lucio Leprosy is a rare form of Lepromatous leprosy, which normally occurs in chronic untreated patients of Hansen’s disease. Lucio phenomenon, was first reported from Mexico and henceforth commonly known as Mexican leprosy, but is now being ...
Rajkumar Kannan +3 more
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Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy With Type 1 Reaction: A Challenging Diagnostic Case [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports (discontinued)Alondra Polanco +1 more
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Leprosy in an Eight-Year-Old Child – An Exceptional Case with Unusual Oral Manifestation [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Leprosy is a contagious and granulomatous disease which is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The incubation period for leprosy is five to seven years and it can take as long as about 30 years before signs and symptoms of leprosy develop in some patients ...
Mayuri Jain
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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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Dermatology Online Journal, 2008 Lepromatous leprosy is a form of chronic granulomatous disease that is caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae. Early involvement is marked by widespread, ill-defined, erythematous papules and plaques. With early intervention, leprosy is a curable disease; however, if not recognized and treated promptly, permanent sequelae and disability result ...
Mahlberg, Matthew J, Levis, William R
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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 +28 more
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Double trouble: a case of von Recklinghausen’s disease with coexistent lepromatous leprosy
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011 Leprosy (or Hansen disease) is a tropical disease which affects the skin and nerves leading to deformities and disabilities. Von Recklinghausen's disease (neurofibromatosis 1) is a well-recognized genetic disorder with both cutaneous and systemic ...
Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan +2 more
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