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Leprosy and hepatitis B coinfection in southern Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 To investigate the association of leprosy with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as yet unknown for South Brazil, we assessed hepatitis B virus coinfection in 199 South Brazilian leprosy patients (119 lepromatous, 15 tuberculoid, 30 borderline, 12 ...
Cleverson Leitão +4 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Leprosy
Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology), 2020 Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which tends to attack peripheral nerves and skin. The diagnosis of leprosy is based on the presence of one of three cardinal signs. Early diagnosis of leprosy is critical
Medhi Denisa Alinda +6 more
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Grade 2 disability among leprosy patients: A pilot study from an endemic area of Central India
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Background and Aim: Deformities and disabilities in leprosy lead to significant morbidity to the individual and financial burden to the family. As the prevalence of leprosy is higher in central India, this study was conducted to know the burden of ...
Bada Shravani +6 more
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Leprosy and tuberculosis concomitant infection: a poorly understood, age-old relationship [PDF]
, 2014 Historically, archaeological evidence, post-mortem findings and retro- spective analysis of leprosy institutions’ data demonstrates a high observed incidence of concomitant infection with leprosy and tuberculosis (TB).
Anjum, V +7 more
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Laparoscopic Aspects of Lepromatous Leprosy [PDF]
Endoscopy, 1980 The authors performed laparoscopy on eight patients (six females and two males) with lepromatous leprosy. The findings show that goose flesh hepatomegaly (100% of the cases), and red or gray splenomegaly (75% of the cases) can be considered as laparoscopic hallmarks of lepromatous leprosy.
Herrerías Gutiérrez, Juan Manuel +2 more
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Increased CD5+ B-cells are associated with autoimmune phenomena in lepromatous leprosy patients
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2019 Background and objective: Leprosy is a chronic slowly progressive infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae that primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Lepromatous leprosy is characterized by absence of T-cell responses to M.
Attia Kotb +5 more
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A major T cell antigen of Mycobacterium leprae is a 10-kD heat-shock cognate protein. [PDF]
, 1992 Several mycobacterial antigens, identified by monoclonal antibodies and patient sera, have been found to be homologous to stress or heat-shock proteins (hsp) defined in Escherichia coli and yeast.
Alland, D +9 more
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Oro-facial aspects of leprosy : report of two cases with literature review [PDF]
, 2010 Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease affecting primarily the skin, peripheral nerves, respiratory system and the eyes. Leprosy induces various types of clinical presentation affecting the patient´s immune response.
Balachandran, Chandrasekharan +6 more
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European Journal of Immunology, Volume 55, Issue 10, October 2025.Th17 cells confer protection against Candida albicans infection. In patients with STAT1 gain‐of‐function (GOF) mutations and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC), Candida‐specific Th cell responses are numerically preserved but skewed toward Th1 and Th2.
Camilla Basso +13 more
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