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Skeletal Evidence for Leprosy in India by the Second Millenium B.C. [PDF]

, 2009
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by _Mycobacterium leprae_ that affects almost 500,000 people worldwide^1^. The timing of first infection, geographic origin, and pattern of transmission of the disease are unknown^1-3^.
Gwendolyn Robbins, Kelsey Gray, Malcolm Schug, RK Mohanty, Veena Tripathy, VN Misra, VS Shinde   +6 more
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Innate Immune Responses in Leprosy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Leprosy is an infectious disease that may present different clinical forms depending on host immune response to Mycobacterium leprae. Several studies have clarified the role of various T cell populations in leprosy; however, recent evidences suggest that
R. Pinheiro, V. Schmitz, B. Silva, A. A. Dias, Beatriz Junqueira de Souza, M. G. de Mattos Barbosa, Danuza de Almeida Esquenazi, M. C. Pessolani, E. Sarno   +8 more
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Does induction or augmentation of labor increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women with anemia? A multicenter prospective cohort study in India

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 299-309, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To investigate whether induction/augmentation of labor in pregnant women with anemia increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and whether this risk varied by indications for labor induction/augmentation and by anemia severity in pregnancy.
Tuck Seng Cheng, Farzana Zahir, Carolin Solomi V, Ashok Verma, Sereesha Rao, Saswati Sanyal Choudhury, Gitanjali Deka, Pranabika Mahanta, Swapna Kakoty, Robin Medhi, Shakuntala Chhabra, Anjali Rani, Amrit Bora, Indrani Roy, Bina Minz, Omesh Kumar Bharti, Rupanjali Deka, Charles Opondo, David Churchill, Marian Knight, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Manisha Nair   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skin Diseases Detection using LBP and WLD- An Ensembling Approach [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
In all developing and developed countries in the world, skin diseases are becoming a very frequent health problem for the humans of all age groups. Skin problems affect mental health, develop addiction to alcohol and drugs and sometimes causes social isolation.
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Exploring grassroots leprosy organisations : is social inclusion and empowerment possible for members? : case studies in Ethiopia and China : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University [PDF]

, 2005
This thesis explores reasons for the recent emergence of grassroots leprosy organisations and through case studies of two such organisations, ENAELP in Ethiopia and HANDA in China, shows that varying measures of social inclusion and empowerment are ...
Duff, Isabelle
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Skin microbiota: a source of disease or defence?

, 2008
Microbes found on the skin are usually regarded as pathogens, potential pathogens or innocuous symbiotic organisms. Advances in microbiology and immunology are revising our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of microbial virulence and the specific
Cogen, AL, Gallo, RL, Nizet, V
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Changing stigmatisation of leprosy: an exploratory, qualitative life course study in Western Nigeria

BMJ Global Health, 2019
Introduction Renewed interest in health-related stigma has invigorated calls to understand factors and processes underlying stigma. However, few empirical studies explore the influences of structural discrimination and moral status on leprosy-related ...
B. Ebenso, J. Newell, N. Emmel, G. Adeyemi, B. Ola   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ancient DNA study reveals HLA susceptibility locus for leprosy in medieval Europeans

Nature Communications, 2018
Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae), was very common in Europe till the 16th century. Here, we perform an ancient DNA study on medieval skeletons from Denmark that show lesions specific for lepromatous leprosy
Ben Krause-Kyora, Marcel Nutsua, Lisa Boehme, Federica Pierini, D. Pedersen, S. Kornell, D. Drichel, Marion Bonazzi, Lena Möbus, P. Tarp, Julian Susat, Esther Bosse, Beatrix Willburger, A. Schmidt, J. Sauter, A. Franke, M. Wittig, A. Caliebe, M. Nothnagel, S. Schreiber, J. Boldsen, T. Lenz, A. Nebel   +22 more
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Plaque‐Like Dermatofibroma: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature With a Focus on Dermoscopy

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plaque‐like dermatofibroma (PLDF) is a rare clinical variant of dermatofibroma (DF), characterised by flat, infiltrative lesions, often larger than 50 mm in diameter and located on the trunk or lower extremities. A 44‐year‐old male presented to our clinic with a 20 cm brownish plaque with peripheral satellite lesions on the right antecubital ...
Francesco Cavallo, Umberto Santaniello, Federica Santoro, Paolo Dapavo, Paolo Fava, Simone Ribero, Pietro Quaglino, Franco Picciotto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interleukin-10 Producing Regulatory B Cells Transformed CD4+CD25− Into Tregs and Enhanced Regulatory T Cells Function in Human Leprosy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Regulatory B cells (Bregs) are known to exhibit their regulatory functions through interleukin-10 (IL-10) cytokine which suppress inflammation. There are only a few studies explaining the phenotype and functioning of these cells in contribution to host ...
M. Tarique, H. Naz, Santosh Kurra, C. Saini, R. Naqvi, Reeta Rai, M. Suhail, N. Khanna, D. Rao, Alpana Sharma   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source