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Rifampicin and ofloxacin dual therapy as an adjunct to standard MB-MDT in the management of nodulo-ulcerative lepromatous leprosy with histoid-like features: a case report

Frontiers in Medicine
Leprosy, induced by Mycobacterium leprae, and in some cases, Mycobacterium lepromatosis, remains an important public health issue in endemic regions despite ongoing elimination efforts.
Varun H, Adarshlata Singh, Bhushan Madke, Anurag Mittal   +3 more
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Management of an infected wound complicated by osteomyelitis secondary to neuropathy caused by previous leprosy; successful treatment with gauze ribbon, Multivitamins, and maggot therapy

Clinical Infection in Practice
Introduction: Neuropathy, particularly commonly seen in the form of benign osteomyelitis, is a leading cause of wound formation and severe bone deformity. Leprosy, a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis, initially
Mohammad Reza Faramarzi, Golnar Abbasi Farid, Behnam Babamiri, Hiva Lotfy, Rasoul Goli, Navid Faraji, Milad Ahangarzadeh   +6 more
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Effective amelioration of the Lucio phenomenon with adjuvant tofacitinib therapy in a patient with dual infection of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis: a case report from India. [PDF]

Access Microbiol, 2023
Patel NH, Padhiyar JK, Patel KA, Patel JR, Lakum MP, Singh I.   +5 more
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Clinical, therapeutic, and stigma-related challenges in leprosy and the emerging role of apremilast in managing leprosy reactions

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae (or M. lepromatosis) that targets macrophages and Schwann cells. The resulting neuropathy and skin lesions can lead to lifelong deformities and disabilities. Despite being poorly
Diego Gayoso Cantero, Pablo Fernández-González, Sandra Chamorro-Tojeiro, Carmen Quereda, Marta Tato, Emilio Berna-Rico, Jorge Naharro-Rodríguez, Jose A. Perez-Molina   +7 more
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4,000-year-old Mycobacterium lepromatosis genomes from Chile reveal long establishment of Hansen's disease in the Americas. [PDF]

Nat Ecol Evol
Ramirez DA, Sitter TL, Översti S, Herrera-Soto MJ, Pastor N, Fontana-Silva OE, Kirkpatrick CL, Castelleti-Dellepiane J, Nores R, Bos KI.   +9 more
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Epidemiological, clinical, and geographical characterization of Leprosy in the County of Santarém-Pará: Insights for effective control and targeted intervention.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Leprosy is an infectious disease characterized by slow and chronic evolution, caused by Mycobacterium leprae and or Mycobacterium lepromatosis, an intracellular alcohol-acid-resistant (BAAR) bacillus.
Edson Jandrey Cota Queiroz, Ingrid Nunes da Rocha, Lívia de Aguiar Valentim, Thiago Junio Costa Quaresma, Zilmar Augusto de Souza Filho, Sheyla Mara Silva de Oliveira, Franciane de Paula Fernandes, Caroline Gomes Macedo, Tatiane Costa Quaresma, Waldiney Pires Moraes   +9 more
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Probable Autochthonous Transmission of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in the Pacific Northwestern United States. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
Olson GS, Deveaux KJ, Simmons JD, Lieberman JA.   +3 more
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Identification of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis Cases with Broad-Range Molecular Assays at a Single Large Reference Laboratory. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
Olson GS, Deveaux K, Chiller D, SenGupta D, Cookson BT, Simmons JD, Lieberman JA.   +6 more
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Identification of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Formalin-Fixed and Paraffin-Embedded Skin Samples from Mexico. [PDF]

Ann Dermatol, 2018
Torres-Guerrero E, Sánchez-Moreno EC, Atoche-Diéguez CE, Carrillo-Casas EM, Arenas R, Xicohtencatl-Cortes J, Hernández-Castro R.   +6 more
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Detection of the Leprosy Agent Mycobacterium lepromatosis in South America and Europe. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2017
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