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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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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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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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Human immunodeficiency virus and leprosy: an update.

, 2011
Coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has a major effect on the natural history of many infectious diseases, particularly mycobacterial diseases.
Lambert, Saba M, Saba M. Lambert, Diana N.J. Lockwood, Lockwood, Diana NJ   +3 more
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Analysis of antibody and cytokine markers for leprosy nerve damage and reactions in the INFIR cohort in India. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: The ILEP Nerve Function Impairment in Reaction (INFIR) is a cohort study designed to identify predictors of reactions and nerve function impairment (NFI) in leprosy.
Vidyagouri Shinde, Lavanya Suneetha, Karuna Devi, Wim H. van Brakel, Shinde, V., Suneetha Lavanya, Diana N J Lockwood, Jadhav, Rupendra, Nicholls Peter G., Peter G Nicholls, Chaduvula Meher Vani, Suneetha, L., Kamble Ravindra, Devi, K., Raju, Renuka, Jadhav Rupendra, Devi Karuna, Peter G. Nicholls, Diana N. J. Lockwood, Kamble, Ravindra, Lockwood, Diana NJ, Jadhav, R., Chaduvula, M.V., Suneetha, Sujai, Lockwood, D.N.J., Suneetha Sujai, Suneetha, Lavanya, van Brakel, Wim H, van Brakel Wim H., Wim H van Brakel, Raju, R., Suneetha, S., Devi, Karuna, Sujai Suneetha, Nicholls, Peter G, Kamble, R., Lockwood Diana N. J., Rupendra Jadhav, Nicholls, P.G., Shinde, Vidyagouri, Chaduvula, Meher Vani, Shinde Vidyagouri, van Brakel, W.H., Raju Renuka, Renuka Raju, Ravindra Kamble, Meher Vani Chaduvula   +46 more
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Diffuse lepromatous leprosy caused by dual infection of mycobacterium leprae and mycobacterium lepromatosis: A case report

Dermatology Reports, 2019
M. lepromatosis is the dominant cause of leprosy in Mexico and it co-exists with M. leprae in endemic areas as the once elusive second cause of leprosy. A 41-year-old Madurese woman came with multiple ulcer on her legs, hands and buttock. The ulcers were
Ridha Ramadina Widiatma, Hari Sukanto
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A case of lepromatous leprosy [PDF]

, 2020
This article describes a clinical case of lepromatous leprosy. Despite the sporadic incidence of leprosy in Russia, the presented clinical observation demonstrates that clinicians must maintain vigilance with regard to leprosy.
E. Yu. Yanchevskaya, V. V. Duiko, Yu. Yu. Levicheva, O. A. Mesnyankina   +3 more
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De Novo Histoid Leprosy in an Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case 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
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Leprosy and hepatitis B coinfection in southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
To investigate the association of leprosy with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as yet unknown for South Brazil, we assessed hepatitis B virus coinfection in 199 South Brazilian leprosy patients (119 lepromatous, 15 tuberculoid, 30 borderline, 12 ...
Cleverson Leitão, Denis Ueda, Anna Carolina de Moraes Braga, Angelica B.W. Boldt, Iara J.T. Messias-Reason   +4 more
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Thermographic analysis and autonomic response in the hands of patients with leprosy [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016
: Background: Low temperatures and slow blood flow may result from peripheral neuropathy caused by leprosy, and the simple detection of cold fingers could already be a preliminary classification for these patients.
Aretusa Lopes Cavalheiro, Debora Tacon da Costa, Ana Luiza Ferro de Menezes, Janser Moura Pereira, Eliane Maria de Carvalho   +4 more
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