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Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the embodied and institutional forms of marginalization experienced by Mexican deportees in Tijuana. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in clinics and social service organizations, it explores how deportees are corporeally stigmatized, denied legal recognition, and pathologized as addicts in need of coercive ...
Carlos Martinez
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The Burden of Leprosy Reaction in the Post-Elimination Era: A Study from Gresik City, Indonesia
Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology)Background: The attention of leprosy management has shifted to reduce the burden of leprosy complications, including leprosy reactions. Leprosy reaction is the predominant cause of nerve impairment that leads to disability and lowers the quality of life ...
Hapsari Kinanti, Kurniati, Wind Faidati
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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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Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.Abstract The primary objective is to critically analyze approaches to local therapy for periodontal disease, particularly in light of its well‐established systemic implications. We specifically address common misconceptions and overestimations regarding the potential of local treatments in contrast to their actual clinical effectiveness.
Andrea Mombelli, Alkisti Zekeridou
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Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2019 Background: Indonesia is the third highest contributor to leprosy in the world. The prevalence of Pausi Basiler (PB) type leprosy in East Java has increased from 2015-2017, but the success rate of treatment is more common in PB leprosy compared to Multi ...
Mayam Tami
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Personhood, agency and suicide in a neo-liberalising South India. [PDF]
, 2015 Explanations for increased rates of youth suicide in the South Indian leprosy colony where I conducted research were reduced, in popular discourse about causality, to the categories of debt, unfulfilled aspiration and desires, and romantic failures ...
Staples, J
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Oro-facial manifestations of 100 leprosy patients [PDF]
, 2012 Objectives: To verify the frequency of oral and facial involvement in diagnosed leprosy patients. Study design: This study was performed on 100 leprosy patients (62 male, 38 female, mean ages 51.86±6.1).
Alirezaei, Somayeh +6 more
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Genetic and Clinical Spectrum of Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis in Brazil
Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, Volume 31, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background Transthyretin hereditary amyloidosis (ATTRv) clinical variability has been widely reported, not only across countries and variants but also among families and distinct regions within a single nation. One of the principal challenges in disease management is the accurate determination of age of onset (AOO), which is heterogeneous and ...
Gustavo Maximiano‐Alves +10 more
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Gambaran Konsep Diri Pada Klien Kusta [PDF]
, 2013 . Leprosy is a contagious infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that attacks the peripheral nerves and the skin of the patient. Problems encountered leprosy clients not only in terms of medical but also psychological terms.
Natalya, W. (Wiwiek) +2 more
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