Many think of leprosy as a disease of the past and it is true that the worldwide prevalence is declining, in part due to improved case detection and effective multi-drug therapy. Globally, however, ...
LEPROSY MAY SEEM like a disease of the past. But, a new report published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s journal Emerging Infectious Diseases says cases of leprosy have been ...
Borderline tuberculoid leprosy with type 1 reaction can have an acute presentation in persons infected with HIV. This reaction may develop as part of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ...
Each year an estimated 600 000 new leprosy cases are diagnosed worldwide. The spectrum of the disease varies widely from limited tuberculoid forms to extensive lepromatous forms. A measure of the risk ...
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of? A disease that people got a long, long time ago? A super-contagious condition that causes ...
Classic features of leprosy include erythematous or hypopigmented plaques and alopecia. Clinically, leprosy can resemble tinea, contact dermatitis, vitiligo, pityriasis alba and myxedema. Diagnosis ...
The following patient was seen in the outpatient department of the 36-bed Tropical Disease Unit at Cayetano Heredia National Hospital. We would like to thank Pedro Legua, attending physician, for the ...
To the Editor: The editorial in the February 8 issue ("Transfer Factor and Leprosy") deserves commendation for pointing out the interesting possibilities for therapy of lepromatous leprosy by transfer ...
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