Further evidence of leprosy in Isle of Wight red squirrels
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DOI: 10.1136/vr.j1920
Abstract: Leprosy due to Mycobacterium lepromatosis infection was first diagnosed in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on the Isle of Wight in 2015. Acid-fast bacilli typical of Mycobacterium species were observed histologically in two animals that had… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy isle; lepromatosis; red squirrels; squirrel ... See more keywords
Mycobacterium lepromatosis as Cause of Leprosy, Colombia
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2805.212015
Abstract: Leprosy is a granulomatous infection caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis. We evaluated skin biopsy and slit skin smear samples from 92 leprosy patients in Colombia by quantitative PCR. Five (5.4%) patients… read more here.
Keywords: lepromatosis; cause leprosy; mycobacterium lepromatosis; lepromatosis cause ... See more keywords
Clinical, histopathological, and molecular characterization of leprosy in an endemic area of the colombian caribbean
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_43_21
Abstract: Background: Mycobacterium leprae was considered the only causal agent of leprosy until Mycobacterium lepromatosis was identified' which it has been suggested has greater pathogenicity and is linked to diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL) and Lucio's phenomenon… read more here.
Keywords: endemic area; lepromatosis; clinical histopathological; histopathological molecular ... See more keywords
Identification of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Formalin-Fixed and Paraffin-Embedded Skin Samples from Mexico
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DOI: 10.5021/ad.2018.30.5.562
Abstract: Background The causative agents of leprosy are the well-known Mycobacterium leprae and the newly discovered Mycobacterium lepromatosis. This agent was found in 2008, and it was found to be the cause of diffuse lepromatous leprosy… read more here.
Keywords: lepromatosis; mycobacterium; mycobacterium lepromatosis; skin samples ... See more keywords
Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis infection. A report of six multibacillary cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic.
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DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2021.709
Abstract: The causative agents of leprosy are Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. M. lepromatosis was found in 2008 to cause diffuse lepromatous leprosy in Mexican patients. The objective of this work was to identify M. leprae… read more here.
Keywords: lepromatosis; mycobacterium leprae; mycobacterium; lepromatous leprosy ... See more keywords