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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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Lepromatous Leprosy of Prepuce- A Case Report [PDF]
, 2013 Leprosy is commonly seen over cooler parts of the body and very rarely found over external genitalia because of their warm temperature.We report a case of lepromatous leprosy of prepuce in a 79 years old male who presented with phimosis.
Nayan A. Ramteerthkar +3 more
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Serum IL-1ra is elevated in lepromatous leprosy patients
, 1999 Patterns of production of specific cytokines are accepted as standards for T-lymphocyte subsets in diseases caused by intracellular parasites. These lymphocyte subsets (Th1 and Th2) have been associated with the different poles of the leprosy spectrum ...
Fafutis-Morris, M. +4 more
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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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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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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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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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AUTOANTIBODIES IN LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY
, 1991 84 Turkish patients with lepromatous and borderline lepromatous leprosy were investigated with regard to the presence of antibodies to a variety of tissue constituents and immunoglobulins.
HOLLENSTEIN, U +4 more
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Localized lepromatous leprosy and its response to chemo-immunotherapy
, 1994 Background. This is an unusual presentation of lepromatous leprosy (ll) in a young boy, 12 years of age. The study forms part of a large scale immunotherapeutic trial with Mycobacterium w (M.w) antileprosy vaccine.
Zaheer, S. A. +7 more
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