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LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY OF HISTOID TYPE

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2007
Histoid leprosy is a variant of lepromatous leprosy, which develops as a result of resistance to dapsone monotherapy. Here we report two cases of lepromatous leprosy of histoid type, one with typical and another with atypical presentations.
S R, Annigeri, S C, Metgud, J R, Patil
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Lepromatous Leprosy [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1973
Sheila M Johnston, A C McDougall, T J Ryan   +2 more
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Use of anti-PGL-1 antibodies to monitor therapy regimes in leprosy patients [PDF]

, 2009
The suitability of IgM antibodies to PGL-1 for monitoring the response to multidrug therapy (MDT) was sequentially tested by ELISA in 105 leprosy patients, and bacterial indexes (BI) were also determined.
FERREIRA, M.A.N., FOSS, N.T., ZENHA, E.M.R.   +2 more
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Optimalisasi Ceramah Spiritual (Islam) Dalam Penurunan Tingkat Stres Penderita Kusta Reaktif [PDF]

, 2009
Leprosy disease still represents the problem of the world of very complex. The problem does not only from facet of health physic- but also extending until social problem, economic, cultural, security and national resilience.
Haryanto, J. (Joni), Lukitaningsih, L. (Lukitaningsih)   +1 more
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Mycobacterium leprae Activates Toll-Like Receptor-4 Signaling and Expression on Macrophages Depending on Previous Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination. [PDF]

, 2016
Toll-like receptor (TLR)-1 and TLR2 have been shown to be receptors for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae), yet it is unclear whether M. leprae can signal through alternative TLRs.
Andersen, Arbour, Basu, Bochud, Bosisio, Britton, Bulut, Burguiere, Byun, Cehovin, Chang, Choi, Cole, Covert, Daffe, Figueroa, Fremond, Gaydos, Gilleron, Godal, Hart, Hoebe, Hunter, Jung, Jung, Kleinnijenhuis, Kleinnijenhuis, Krutzik, Liu, Means, Means, Medzhitov, Munford, Murphy, Nicolle, Nomura, Ohto, Park, Poltorak, Prohinar, Richardus, Ridley, Rombouts, Saeed, Sampson, Shalova, Singh, Stephenson, Teles, Tiwari, Walker, Wilson, Yamamoto, Yamamura, Yanez, Yona, Zughaier   +56 more
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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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Autoantibodies in leprosy patients, with and without joint involvement, in the state of Amazonas [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: Determine the frequency of rheumatoid factor (IgM-RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP), antinuclear antibodies (ANA), antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL), and anti-β2 ...
Pereira, H.l.a, Ribeiro, Sandra Lúcia Euzébio, Sato, Emilia Inoue, Silva, Neusa Pereira da   +3 more
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Leprosy-specific oral lesions : a report of three cases [PDF]

, 2008
Leprosy is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a bacillus that presents a peculiar tropism for the skin and peripheral nerves. The clinical spectrum of leprosy ranges from the tuberculoid form (TT) to the disseminative and progressive ...
Arruda, Darlene, Foss, Norma Tiraboschi, Furini, Renata Bazan, Komesu, Marilena C., Motta, Ana C.F., Silva, Claudia Helena lovato, Simao, Joao Carlos Lopes, Zenha, Erika Muller Ramalho   +7 more
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Spatial heterogeneity in projected leprosy trends in India [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Leprosy is caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae and is characterized by peripheral nerve damage and skin lesions. The disease is classified into paucibacillary (PB) and multibacillary (MB) leprosy.
Beauclair, Roxanne, Brook, Cara E, Galvani, Alison P, Lietman, Thomas M, Ndeffo-Mbah, Martial, Ngwenya, Olina, Porco, Travis C, Satpathy, Sudhir K, Worden, Lee   +8 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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