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Dermoscopy in Leprosy: A Clinical and Histopathological Correlation Study

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2021
Background: Leprosy, an insidious infectious granulomatous disease, is diagnosed traditionally through clinical examination coupled with skin smears and histopathology. It has myriad clinical presentations that pose diagnostic challenges.
Alpana Mohta, Suresh Kumar Jain, Aditi Agrawal, Ramesh Kumar Kushwaha, Pritee Sharma, Khusbhoo Sethia, Manish Jain   +6 more
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The Impact of Leprosy on Marital Relationships and Sexual Health among Married Women in Eastern Nepal

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2016
Background. Leprosy is one of the most stigmatized diseases known today. The stigma surrounding leprosy can be a major burden and affects many dimensions of a person’s life, including intimate relationships.
Anna T. van ’t Noordende, Wim H. van Brakel, Nandlal Banstola, Krishna P. Dhakal   +3 more
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Cytosolic proteome profiling of aminoglycosides resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates using MALDI-TOF/MS

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Emergence of extremely drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is the consequence of the failure of second line TB treatment. Aminoglycosides are the important second line anti-TB drugs used to treat the multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
Divakar Sharma, Manju Lata, Rananjay Singh, Nirmala Deo, Krishnamurthy Venkatesan, Deepa Bisht   +5 more
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Advances in the Immunology and Genetics of Leprosy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
Leprosy, a disease caused by the intracellular parasite Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis, has affected humans for more than 4,000 years and is a stigmatized disease even now.
Zihao Mi, Hong Liu, Furen Zhang
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Protocol, rationale and design of PEOPLE (Post ExpOsure Prophylaxis for LEprosy in the Comoros and Madagascar): a cluster randomized trial on effectiveness of different modalities of implementation of post-exposure prophylaxis of leprosy contacts

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Leprosy is an ancient infectious disease with a global annual incidence that has plateaued above 200,000 new cases since over a decade. New strategies are required to overcome this stalemate.
Nimer Ortuno-Gutierrez, Assoumani Younoussa, Andriamira Randrianantoandro, Sofie Braet, Bertrand Cauchoix, Stéphanie Ramboarina, Abdallah Baco, Aboubacar Mzembaba, Zahara Salim, Mohamed Amidy, Saverio Grillone, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Bouke C. de Jong, Epco Hasker   +13 more
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Relationship between psychological health and quality of life of people affected by leprosy in the community in Guangdong province, China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background This paper investigates the relationship between psychological health and quality of life (QOL) of people affected by leprosy (PAL) living in a community in Guangdong province, China.
Mingzhou Xiong, Xiaohua Wang, Ting Su, Bin Yang, Ming Li, Daocheng Zheng   +5 more
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Evaluation of the economic burden of leprosy among migrant and resident patients in Guangdong Province, China

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background A lot of time and money was needed during the diagnosis and treatment process of leprosy, the delayed leprosy would also impair the labor capability of patients as well, and these put a heavy burden for the leprosy patients.
Mingzhou Xiong, Ming Li, Daocheng Zheng, Xiaohua Wang, Ting Su, Yongfeng Chen, Bin Yang   +6 more
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Introducing leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis into the health systems of India, Nepal and Indonesia: a case study

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Leprosy has a wide range of clinical and socio-economic consequences. India, Indonesia and Nepal contribute significantly to the global leprosy burden. After integration, the health systems are pivotal in leprosy service delivery.
A. Tiwari, L. Mieras, K. Dhakal, M. Arif, S. Dandel, J. H. Richardus, LPEP Study Group   +6 more
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A Comprehensive and Detailed Within-Host Modeling Study involving crucial Bio markers and Optimal Drug regimen for Lepra Type-I Reaction : A Deterministic Approach [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is an infectious, neglected tropical disease caused by the Mycobacterium Leprae (M. Leprae). Each year there are approximately 2,02,189 new cases are detected globally. In the year 2017 more than half million people were disabled due to leprosy and almost 50000 new cases are added every year world wide.
arxiv  

Was It Leprosy? [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1895
Spokane, Washington, Nov. 22, 1895. To the Editor: —My experience with lepers would point to Dr. McDougal's cases as being undoubtedly leprosy. In the Sandwich Islands many cases can be found to disprove Dr. Ashmead's statement that "if they were lepers the mother would have been infected too," Dr. Geo. L.
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