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Histoid leprosy in a 12-year-old child: A rare presentation

Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2016
Histoid leprosy is a clinical variant of nodular form of lepromatous leprosy. De novo histoid leprosy in children is a rare clinical presentation. We hereby report a case of a 12-year-old child presenting with lesions of histoid leprosy.
Sandeep Anilrao Kulkarni, Namrata Chhabra, Neel Prabha   +2 more
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Perfil de alguns parâmetros imunológicos após o término da poliquimioterapia para hanseníase [PDF]

, 2000
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde.Análise da Resposta Imune Humoral e Celular em 25 pessoas que terminaram a poliquimioterapia (PQT) para hanseníase, classificadas como multibacilares(MB) e 7 ...
Luiz, Magali Chaves
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HLA-B27-Positive Leprosy Masquerading as Peripheral Spondyloarthritis: A Case Report

Case Reports in Dermatology
Introduction: Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, is primarily characterized by cutaneous and peripheral nerve involvement. Nonetheless, musculoskeletal manifestations are also frequently observed and are commonly misdiagnosed as ...
Qian Peng, Afang Xu, Qijing Xiao, Xiaobing Wang   +3 more
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Extramedullary myeloid leukemia mimicking lepromatous leprosy

, 2008
Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary localized tumoral lesion of myeloid precursors, It is composed of immature cells of the granulocytic series known to occur in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic myelogenous leukemia or acute ...
Aydogdu, Ismet, Sevinc, Alper
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Analysis of clinical data and T helper 1/T helper 2 responses in patients with different clinical forms of leprosy

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: Currently, there are no laboratory tests or sensitive and specific molecular markers for the early diagnosis of leprosy. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with leprosy and investigate their ...
Ricardo Wilson de Pinho Rodrigues, Afonso Bezerra Ribeiro, Gilcele de Campos Martin Berber, LeeYun Sheng, Amilcar Sabino Damazo   +4 more
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Clinical variables associated with disability in leprosy cases in northeast Brazil

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015
Introduction: The clinical outcomes of leprosy include complications such as physical disabilities and deformities that vary according to the degree of impairment of nerve trunks.
Victor Santana Santos, Andressa Mayara Santos de Matos, Lorena Sheila Alves de Oliveira, Ligia Mara Dolce de Lemos, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Francisco Prado Reis, Vanessa Tavares de Gois Santos, Vera Lúcia Corrêa Feitosa   +7 more
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The extent of leprosy-related disabilities in Istanbul Leprosy Hospital, Turkey

, 1997
This study was carried out between January and December 1992 at the Istanbul Leprosy Hospital. Seven hundred and eleven leprosy patients were evaluated according to their age, gender and type of disease and disability according to the WHO disability ...
Kultur, A, Karacorlu, M, Egit, AS, Cagri, G, Cakiner, T, Yuksel, A   +5 more
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Renal involvement in leprosy: retrospective analysis of 461 cases in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND: Renal lesions in leprosy have been extensively described, including amyloidosis, glomerulonephritis, nephrosclerosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis and granulomas.
Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher   +1 more
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Lack of effects of the TNF-α and IL-10 gene polymorphisms in Mexican patients with lepromatous leprosy

, 2012
Several human genetic variants have been associated with susceptibility or resistance to leprosy. The aim of this study was to assess whether gene polymorphisms of -308 G/A TNF-α and -819 T/C IL-10 are associated with lepromatous leprosy in Mexican ...
Murillo-Llanes, J., Rios-Tostado, J.J., Flores-Garcia, A., Cazarez-Salazar, S., Rangel-Villalobos, H., Felix, J.S.V.   +5 more
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Quality of life in lepromatous leprosy patients

, 2014
Background and Design: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae bacillus affecting the skin and peripheral nervous system. Leprosy can lead to severe deformities depending on the extent of the disease.
Halisdemir, Nurhan, Ucak, Haydar, Demir, Betul, Guler, Kubilay, Dertlioglu, Selma Bakar, Cicek, Demet, Demir, Sukru   +6 more
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