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      • Guide 1. What are health-related stigma and mental wellbeing? [8]
        • 1. What is stigma?
        • 2. Why does stigma exist?
        • 3. What are the causes of stigma?
        • 4. Who stigmatises?
        • 5. How does it feel to experience stigma?
        • 6. What are the effects of stigma?
        • 7. Effects of stigma and discrimination on mental wellbeing
        • Annex Guide 1
      • Guide 2. How to reduce the impact of stigma [7]
        • 1. From undetected disease to diagnosis to support
        • 2. Individual-level interventions
        • 3. Group-level interventions
        • 4. Family-level interventions
        • 5. Referral
        • 6. Further reading
        • Annexes Guide 2
      • Guide 3. How to reduce sources of stigma [6]
        • 1. Background to the design of a stigma-reduction intervention
        • 2. Identifying the sources of stigma
        • 3. Targeting an intervention
        • 4. Inclusion of affected persons and champions in interventions
        • 5. Interventions by source type
        • Annexes Guide 3
      • Guide 4. How to assess health-related stigma and mental wellbeing [9]
        • 1. What is the purpose of the assessment?
        • 2. What approach would best fit your purpose and context?
        • 3. Quantitative assessment methods
        • 4. Qualitative assessment methods
        • 5. Assessments using mixed methods
        • 6. Developing qualitative methods from scratch
        • 7. How do you conduct a stigma assessment?
        • 8. How to interpret and report your findings
        • Annexes Guide 4
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Machine learning methods to predict leprosy misdiagnosis in Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China

Guo Y, Yin L, Yang H, et al. Frontiers Media SA. Frontiers in Public Health. 2026;
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Leishmaniasis Masquerading as Lepromatous Leprosy: A Rare Dermatological Diagnostic Pitfall

Singh M, Chandanwale S, Gurwale S, et al. International journal of mycobacteriology. 2026; 15 (1) : 61-63.
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Borderline tuberculoid leprosy misdiagnosed as erysipelas: A case report and literature review.

Zhang Q, Zheng H, Liu Y, et al. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease. 2026;
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Development of an in-house control standard for quantitative polymerase chain reaction-based diagnosis of leprosy

Girma S, Gemeda M, Woldesemayat A, et al. Laboratory medicine. 2026;
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Dual Mycobacterial Infection with Tuberculosis and Leprosy: A Case Highlighting Diagnostic and Programmatic Challenges in Endemic Settings

Vaishnav B, Sanghani B, Kshitij , et al. Medsci Publications. National Journal of Community Medicine. 2026; 17 (04) : 315-319.
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Diagnostic performance of peripheral nerve palpation compared with ultrasonography in leprosy neuropathy: A prospective real-world clinical evaluation

Mendes J, da Silva T, Cruz P, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2026; 20 (4) : 1 - 15.
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Delayed Diagnosis of DOCK8 Deficiency Unmasked by Tuberculoid Leprosy and JC Virus Infection

Elkhalifa S, Ahli A, Salvo F. Rockefeller University Press. Journal of Human Immunity. 2026;
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Lepromatous Leprosy Mimicking Sarcoidosis With Elevated Serum ACE Levels: A Deceptive Granulomatous Presentation

Prashanth G, T D. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Cureus. 2026; 18 (5) : 1 - 7.
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Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound Findings in Leprosy: A Scoping Review of Echogenicity, Cross-Sectional Area, and Vascularization Across 15 Studies

Gunawan H, Khairuddin R, Hidayah R, et al. Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology. 2026;
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Subclinical Leprosy Detection in Patients Undergoing Immunosuppressive and Immunobiological Therapy in the Federal District

Costa JLSD, Fernandes AB, Silva CA, et al. MDPI. The 6th International Congress on Health Innovation—INOVATEC 2025. 2026; 137 (1) : 111.
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