Leprosy is a granulomatous disease affecting the skin and nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It continues to be a significant public health problem. Multidrug therapy (MDT) cures the infection, but immunological reactions may occur and neuropathy may lead to disability and deformity. It is important that the manifestations of the condition are recognized as early as possible so that early nerve damage can be identified and treated rapidly.
BT - British medical bulletin C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17090777?dopt=Abstract CN - WALKER2006 DA - 2006 DO - 10.1093/bmb/ldl010 J2 - Br. Med. Bull. LA - eng N2 -Leprosy is a granulomatous disease affecting the skin and nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It continues to be a significant public health problem. Multidrug therapy (MDT) cures the infection, but immunological reactions may occur and neuropathy may lead to disability and deformity. It is important that the manifestations of the condition are recognized as early as possible so that early nerve damage can be identified and treated rapidly.
PY - 2006 SP - 103 EP - 21 T2 - British medical bulletin TI - The clinical and immunological features of leprosy. UR - http://bmb.oxfordjournals.org/content/77-78/1/103.full.pdf+html VL - 77-78 SN - 0007-1420 ER -