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Reviewing Research Priorities of the Leprosy Research Initiative(LRI): a stakeholder’s consultation

, 2019
Introduction: Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease and although a cure is available, each year over 200,000 persons are newly diagnosed with leprosy and many more suffer from long-term complications, such as disabilities.
Khazai, Z, Kuipers, P, Veldhuijzen, N, VAN BRAKEL, W, Saunderson, P, Gillis, T, Kasang, C, Essink, D, Scollard, D   +8 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, Freire, BFA, Ura, S., Queluz, T. T., Nakayama, E.   +4 more
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Treatment advances in Vitiligo: An Updated Review

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual
Introduction Vitiligo is a common disorder of depigmentation caused by the progressive destruction of melanocytes that affects the skin, hair, and mucous membranes, clinically presenting as depigmented macules and leukotrichia.
Ishrat Binti Ismail, Yasmeen Jabeen Bhat, Mohd Shurjeel ul Islam   +2 more
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Barriers to leprosy elimination in Bolivia: Exploring perspectives and experiences of medical professionals and leprosy patients-A phenomenological study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundLeprosy elimination has recently re-entered the global health sphere, with the World Health Organisation's (WHO) "Towards zero leprosy" strategy (2021-2030).
Paula Messa Carmona, Nita Chaudhuri, Abundio Baptista Mora, Deisy Zurita Paniagua, Matthew Willis, Fabian Schlumberger, Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez, Anil Fastenau   +7 more
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Strengthening personal and family resilience: a literature review for the leprosy context

, 2019
Objective: Promoting psychosocial resilience is a concern of health and wellbeing researchers and practitioners in many fields. Enhanced resilience in settings where people face discrimination may enable them to cope more effectively and deal with ...
Da Silva Pereira, Zoica Bakirtzief, Van 't Noordende, Anna Tiny, Kuipers, Pim   +2 more
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Serial Mitsuda tests for identification of reactional tuberculoid and reactional borderline leprosy forms

, 2014
The authors studied the Mitsuda reaction in 37 leprosy patients (18 reactional tuberculoid, 19 reactional borderline cases) and compared the results with clinical findings, histopathology and bacilloscopy.
Opromolla, DVA, Habermann, F., Curi, P. R., Lastoria, J. C., Fleury, R. N.   +4 more
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Serial Mitsuda tests for identification of reactional tuberculoid and reactional borderline leprosy forms

, 1998
The authors studied the Mitsuda reaction in 37 leprosy patients (18 reactional tuberculoid, 19 reactional borderline cases) and compared the results with clinical findings, histopathology and bacilloscopy.
Lastoria, Joel Carlos, Opromolla, DVA, Habermann, F., Curi, P. R., Fleury, R. N.   +4 more
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Chromosomal Aberrations In Cultures Of Skin Fibroblasts Of Leprosy Patients

, 2015
A search for structural and numerical chromosomal aberrations was made on metaphases obtained by culturing in vitro skin fibroblasts of 16 leprosy patients (10 lepromatous, 2 borderline, and 4 tuberculoid cases) and 2 healthy individuals used as controls.
Hackel C., Beiguelman B.
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WHO Technical Advisory Group on Leprosy Control, Report on the Thirteenth Meeting, New Delhi, India, 26 November 2015

, 2016
Report of the 13th WHO TAG on Leprosy Control, 2015The Thirteenth Meeting of WHO Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Leprosy Control was organized in New Delhi, on 26 November 2015 to discuss and endorse the draft Global Leprosy Strategy 2016-2020 ...
Global Leprosy Programme
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What stops people completing multi-drug therapy? Ranked perspectives of people with leprosy, their head of family and neighbours - across four Indian states

, 2015
Summary: To maximise successful completion of multi-drug therapy (MDT) and optimise treatment outcomes for people with leprosy, it is vital to understand the relative importance of perceived factors which prevent them from completing the required number ...
Raju, MS, Kuipers, Pim, John, Annamma S
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