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Tumor necrosis factor promoter polymorphism and susceptibility to lepromatous leprosy.
, 1997 Genetically determined differences in immune responses to environmental agents may underlie susceptibility to many autoimmune and infectious diseases. Leprosy provides an example of a polarity in the type of immune response made to an infectious agent ...
Hazra, SK +7 more
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Atypical presentation of leprosy: A report of two cases
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2007 We report two atypical presentation of leprosy-granuloma annulare like in a case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy, another erythema multiforme like lesion in borderline lepromatous leprosy.
Das Sudip +3 more
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Significance of Mast Cell Density and Distribution in Various Histopathological Lesions of Leprosy [PDF]
Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2014 Background: Leprosy also known as Hansen’s disease (HD), is a chronic infection caused by the Mycobacterium leprae. Mast cells in leprosy have been investigated in the recent past and are being examined as a basis for future studies.
Santosh .L Munde +4 more
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Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in the clinical forms of leprosy
, 2014 Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are autoantibodies against enzymes present in primary granules of neutrophils and lysosomes of monocytes detected in systemic vasculitis and in other diseases, including infections, ANCA are markers of active
Ferraz, AAF +4 more
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Vasculitic neuropathy in a patient with inactive treated lepromatous leprosy
, 2000 A 46 year old Asian male with previously treated lepromatous leprosy developed a stepwise multifocal sensory disturbance 25 years later. Neurophysiology demonstrated marked deterioration from previous studies.
Bowen, J R C +4 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 Purpose: To determine the magnitude of ocular complications that present in incident cases of relapsed borderline lepromatous (BL) and lepromatous leprosy (LL) patients.
Daniel Ebenezer +3 more
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Lucio’s phenomenon in a non-endemic region: A case report
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsLeprosy remains a persistent health challenge in endemic regions with cases rising in non-endemic regions such as North America. Patients with leprosy present with a variety of symptoms including limited skin lesions in tuberculoid leprosy to extensive ...
Adam C Yu, Airiss R Chan, Eunice Y Chow
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Lepromatous leprosy: case report
Hansen\u27s disease or leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. As old as man himself, those who suffer from it continue to be marginalized and stigmatized as they were thousands of years ago. The World Health Organization (
Cuello-Carballo, Martha Beatriz +2 more
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Deck chair sign in lepromatous leprosy
, 2017 A 40-year-old male presented with generalized asymptomatic cutaneous infiltrated plaques involving trunk, limbs and face. He had acral sensory loss along with symmetrical nerve thickening and enlargement.
Naseema Kapadia +4 more
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Lepromatous Leprosy With Scrotal Nodules
, 2003 Scrotal skin involvement in leprosy is relatively uncommon. A 27 year old male presented with multiple, skin colored papules and nodules on the face, trunk, forearm, thighs and scrotum with bilateral symmetrical nerve thickening of 4 months duration ...
Feroz K +4 more
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