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IgG subclass antibodies to Mycobacterial sonicate and recombinant antigens in leprosy

, 1995
In this study the IgG subclass antibodies to sonicated preparations of Mycobacterium leprae (leprosin A) and BCG (BCG-S) as well as to purified recombinant 65 kDa protein of M.
Ramu, G., Shankernarayan, N. P., Sheela, R., Muthukkaruppan, V. R.   +3 more
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Corneal Hypoaesthersia In Various Types Of Leprosy

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 1999
Four hundred leprosy patients comprising of 140 lepromatous leprosy, 72 borderline and 188 tuberculoid leprosy patients were examined for corneal hypoaesthesia.
Kumar Keshri Pradip, Pathak Ashok, Kar H. K, Sinha T. R. D   +3 more
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Recognition of Mycobacterium leprae antigens with antibodies present in sera from patients with lepromatous leprosy

, 1993
A great diversity of antigens from Mycobacterium leprae have been described. One practical approach should be to utilize them as markers to indicate when a household contact is at risk of becoming infected and then moving to an active form of leprosy ...
Fafutis-Morris, M., Islas-Rodriguez, A.E., Estrada-Parra, I., Guillen-Vargas, C.M., Alfaro- Bustamante, F., Morales-Ortiz, R., Gonzalez-Mendoza, A.   +6 more
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Lucio Phenomenon: An Unusual Case of Skin Necrosis

Case Reports in Dermatology
Introduction: Lucio leprosy is a non-nodular diffuse type of lepromatous leprosy first described by Lucio and Alvarado. Lucio phenomenon is a rare vasculonecrotic reaction characterized by cutaneous necrosis with minimal constitutional features.
Kaveri Rusia, Vikrant Saoji, Bhushan Madke, Adarshlata Singh   +3 more
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Lepromatous leprosy: a review and case report [PDF]

, 2014
Podeu consultar la versió en castellà a http://hdl.handle.net/2445/117327Leprosy is a contagious and chronic systemic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (Hansen"s bacillus).
Viñals Iglesias, Helena, Pascual Cruz, Montserrat, Chimenos Küstner, Eduardo, Rodríguez de Rivera Campillo, Ma Eugenia, López López, José, 1958-, Piñol Dansis, Cristina   +5 more
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Serum Levels of Type 2 Chemokines in Lepromatous Leprosy Patients [PDF]

, 2002
BACKGROUND: The type 2 deviated immunological state is predominant in lepromatous leprosy. Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is an immune-complex mediated reaction that typically occurs in lepromatous leprosy.
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LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY [PDF]

The Lancet, 1968
N B, Rabhan, D S, Waldorf
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T lymphocyte reactivity of leprosy patients and healthy contacts from a leprosy-endemic population to delipidified cell components of Mycobacterium leprae

, 1994
In this study, we measured in vitro proliferative responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from both leprosy patients across the clinical spectrum and also healthy contacts from a leprosy-endemic population to delipidified cell components of ...
Ramu, G., Mahadevan, P. R., Robinson, P., Shankernarayan, N. P., Ilangumaran, S., Muthukkaruppan, V. R.   +5 more
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Immunohistochemical characterization of the M4 macrophage population in leprosy skin lesions

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Since macrophages are one of the major cell types involved in the Mycobacterium leprae immune response, roles of the M1 and M2 macrophage subpopulations have been well defined. However, the role of M4 macrophages in leprosy or other infectious
Jorge Rodrigues de Sousa, Francisco Dias Lucena Neto, Mirian Nacagami Sotto, Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma   +3 more
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Lepromatous leprosy and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection associated with phenomenon of Lucio versus immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

Infectio
: Diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL) is a severe clinical outcome of lepromatous leprosy (LL). The aetiologic cause is believed to be different from Mycobacterium leprae.
Héctor Alejandro Serrano-Coll, Juan Camilo Beltrán-Alzate, Sonia Milena Buitrago, Nora Cardona-Castro   +3 more
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