Usefulness of Nuclear Whole-Body Bone Scanning for Diagnosis of Leprosy
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DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2017.11930232
Abstract: Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is rare in the United States. Given its rarity, as well as the pathognomonic dermatologic findings, there are few cases in which nuclear medicine imaging plays a role in the diagnostic… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis leprosy; medicine; body bone; whole body ... See more keywords
Laboratory diagnosis of leprosy: Two staining methods from bacilloscopy and rapid ml flow test
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_206_21
Abstract: Background: The diagnosis of leprosy is based on the characteristic signs and symptoms of the disease, subsidized by laboratory tests. When positive, the bacilloscopy closes the diagnosis for leprosy. Phenolic glycolipid-I, or PGL-I, is a… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; test; diagnosis leprosy; flow test ... See more keywords