Detection of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in patients with leprosy in India [PDF]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2018 Madhvi Ahuja,1,* Mallika Lavania,1,* Itu Singh,1 Ravindra P Turankar,1 Seema Chhabra,2 Tarun Narang,3 Sunil Dogra,3 Utpal Sengupta1 1Department of Molecular Biology, Stanley Browne Laboratory, TLM Community Hospital, Delhi, India; 2Department of ...
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Long-term ulcerations caused by Mycobacterium lepromatosis
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2020 Patients with leprosy rarely present ulcerated lesions that can appear during reactional states like Lucio's phenomenon (LP), as in our case. LP is a rare complication of multibacillary leprosy due to massive bacilli invasion of endothelial cells causing
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Diffuse lepromatous leprosy caused by dual infection of mycobacterium leprae and mycobacterium lepromatosis: A case report [PDF]
Dermatology Reports, 2019 M. lepromatosis is the dominant cause of leprosy in Mexico and it co-exists with M. leprae in endemic areas as the once elusive second cause of leprosy. A 41-year-old Madurese woman came with multiple ulcer on her legs, hands and buttock. The ulcers were
Ridha Ramadina Widiatma, Hari Sukanto
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Detection of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in patients with leprosy in India [Retraction]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2018 The Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of the Infection and Drug Resistance journal wishes to retract the published article.Concerns were raised about the data presented in the published article and a review was initiated.
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Mycobacterium lepromatosis Infections in Nuevo León, Mexico [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2015 ABSTRACT The frequency of infection caused by the recently described pathogen Mycobacterium lepromatosis is unknown. Here, we describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, and therapeutic outcomes of five lepromatous leprosy patients suffering from M.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Bovine nodular thelitis is a granulomatous dermatitis associated with infection with acid-fast bacteria. To identify the mycobacterium responsible for this infection, we conducted phylogenetic investigations based on partial sequencing of 6 genes.
Didier Pin +6 more
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Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in small mammals in Midwest Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesLeprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacilli Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. In addition to humans, animals such as nine-banded armadillos and red squirrels are species naturally infected. The objective of this study
Beatriz Silva Nogueira +4 more
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Mycobacterium lepromatosis Lepromatous Leprosy in US Citizen Who Traveled to Disease-Endemic Areas
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 We report Mycobacterium lepromatosis infection in a US-born person with an extensive international travel history. Clinical symptoms, histopathology, and management are similar to those of infections caused by M. leprae.
Abinash Virk +7 more
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Molecular and Serological Surveillance for Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Wild Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from Scotland and Northern England [PDF]
AnimalsLeprosy is a poverty-associated infectious disease in humans caused by Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis, often resulting in skin and peripheral nerve damage, which remains a significant public health concern in isolated areas of low- and middle ...
Zijie Zhou +10 more
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Leprosy Agents Mycobacterium lepromatosis and Mycobacterium leprae in Mexico: a Clarification [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2015 Mycobacterium lepromatosis is a newly recognized species ([1][1]) and is the long-elusive second cause of leprosy ([1][1][–][2][5][3]) in addition to the well-known Mycobacterium leprae. This realization led us to test the etiologic agent(s) of 120 Mexican leprosy cases using DNA extract ...
Xiang Y, Han, Jiaqi, Zhang, Li, Li
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