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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 +5 more
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Genital manifestations of tropical diseases [PDF]
, 2004 Genital symptoms in tropical countries and among returned travellers can arise from a variety of bacterial, protozoal, and helminthic infections which are not usually sexually transmitted.
Richens, J
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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 +6 more
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Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy during murine Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: increased mortality in the absence of liver injury. [PDF]
, 2003 Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of gram-negative bacterial pneumonia, often resulting in bacteremia concurrent with the localized pulmonary infection.
Cogen, Anna L +4 more
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On the Origin of Leprosy [PDF]
Science, 2005 Leprosy, a chronic human disease with potentially debilitating neurological consequences, results from infection with Mycobacterium leprae . This unculturable pathogen has undergone extensive reductive evolution, with half of its genome now occupied by pseudogenes.
Monot, Marc +21 more
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Short-term leprosy forecasting from an expert opinion survey. [PDF]
, 2017 We conducted an expert survey of leprosy (Hansen's Disease) and neglected tropical disease experts in February 2016. Experts were asked to forecast the next year of reported cases for the world, for the top three countries, and for selected states and ...
Ackley, Sarah F +8 more
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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 +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.
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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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Biologics in Leprosy: A Systematic Review and Case Report.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020 TNF-α inhibitors increase susceptibility to tuberculosis, but the effect of biologics on susceptibility to leprosy has not been described. Moreover, biologics may play a role in treating erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL).
Anna L. Cogen +6 more
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