Leprosy (Hansen disease)

A chronic granulomatous infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.

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Effectiveness and safety of autologous platelet-rich plasma therapy with total contact casting versus total contact casting alone in treatment of trophic ulcer in leprosy: An observer-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Patra A, Saha S, Gowda S, et al. Medknow. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 2020; 86 (3) : 262.

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Leprosy in urban space, areas of risk for disability and worsening of this health condition in Foz Do Iguaçu, the border region between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

Simionato de Assis I, Berra T, Alves LS, et al. BMC public health. 2020; 20 (1) : 119.

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Women from the Federation of Societies for the Care of [L....s] and Defense Against Leprosy, 1926-1947.

Santos F, Leandro J. Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos. 2020; 26 (suppl 1) : 57-78.

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Clinical characteristics of neuropathic pain in leprosy and associated somatosensory profiles: a deep phenotyping study in India.

Haroun O, Vollert J, Lockwood DN, et al. Pain reports. 2019; 4 (6) : e743.

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Type 2 leprosy reaction resembling Sweet syndrome: Review of new and published cases.

Chavez-Alvarez S, Herz-Ruelas M, Ocampo-Candiani J, et al. The Australasian journal of dermatology. 2020;

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Human Genetic Susceptibility of Leprosy Recurrence.

Sartori P, Penna G, Bührer-Sékula S, et al. Scientific reports. 2020; 10 (1) : 1284.

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BCG: a vaccine with multiple faces.

Yamazaki-Nakashimada M, Unzueta A, Gámez-González L, et al. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2020;

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Leprosy in skulls from the Paris Catacombs.

Deps PD, Collin S, Robin S, et al. Annals of human biology. 2020;

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Prevention of transmission of leprosy: The current scenario.

Palit A, Kar HK. Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology. 2020; 86 (2) : 115-123.