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Basil Tahan Asam Pada Nyamuk [PDF]
, 1991 Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. M. Leprae (AFB) is found in blood of lepromatous patients. A preliminary study of AFB (Acid Fast Bacteria) was performed from 49 mosquitoes in a leprosy ward.
Kabulrachman, K. (Kabulrachman) +1 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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Chronic Osteomyelitis of Wrist Joint in an Immunocompromised Host [PDF]
, 2014 Osteomyelitis is heterogenous in its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management. Osteomyelitis is generally categorized as acute or chronic based on histopathologic findings, rather than duration of the infection.
Oktavia, D. (Dina) +3 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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A retrospective study of the effect of modified multi-drug therapy in Nepali leprosy patients following the development of adverse effects due to dapsone. [PDF]
, 2008 INTRODUCTION: Dapsone Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DHS) occurs in approximately 2% of leprosy patients in Nepal. DHS and other adverse effects of dapsone lead to withdrawal of the drug.
Pandey, Bijay +3 more
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Vasculonecrotic reactions in leprosy
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesMultibacillary, lepromatous or borderline leprosy patients may present two types of vasculonecrotic reactions: Lucio phenomenon and that associated with erythema nodosum leprosum.
Letícia Fogagnolo +3 more
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Parasite specific energy in human filariasis; insights after analysis of parasite antigen-driven lymphokine production [PDF]
, 1987 The antigen-specific immune unresponsiveness seen in bancroftian filariasis was studied by examining lymphokine production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) or PBMC subpopulations from 10 patients with asymptomatic microfilaremia, 13 ...
Kumaraswami, V +2 more
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The pathophysiology of the complement system in leprosy [PDF]
, 1991 The complement system, which consists of a group of proteins and glycoproteins, generally serves to amplify the effects of the interaction of antigen with antibody.
Ramanathan, V D
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Immunohistochemical Study of Nerve Growth Factor Expression in Hansen’s Disease
Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic DermatologyAim: To study the immunoexpression of nerve growth factor (NGF) in Hansen’s disease to assess the diagnostic and prognostic significance. Objective: NGF is a neurotrophin and an important growth factor for the tissue remodeling process. Higher expression
Fatma Lubna +3 more
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