Predictive nomogram for leprosy using genetic and epidemiological risk factors in Southwestern China: Case–control and prospective analyses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103408
Abstract: Background There is a high incidence of leprosy among house-contacts compared with the general population. We aimed to establish a predictive model using these genetic factors along with epidemiological factors to predict leprosy risk of… read more here.
Keywords: risk; leprosy; using genetic; nomogram leprosy ... See more keywords
Pediatric leprosy: no child’s play
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DOI: 10.1111/ijd.16152
Abstract: Pediatric leprosy: no child’s play Dear Editor, We read with interest the recent correspondence entitled “Childhood leprosy: a Pandora’s box.” The author reported a case of tuberculoid leprosy in a 5-year-old child. The diagnosis of… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy; disease; childhood leprosy; case ... See more keywords
Palatal perforation in a patient with borderline lepromatous leprosy: leprosy still not eradicated
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-251798
Abstract: Leprosy was eliminated globally in 2000, but it continues to be endemic in developing countries like India, Brazil and Indonesia, with a prevalence of 0.57/10 000 persons in India (2020). At the end of the… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy; perforation patient; palatal perforation; patient borderline ... See more keywords
Leprosy among new child cases in China: Epidemiological and clinical analysis from 2011 to 2020
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011092
Abstract: Background Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae infection, mainly affects skin and peripheral nerves and may further lead to disability and deformity if not treated timely. The new case detection rate of leprosy in children reflects… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy; new case; detection rate; case ... See more keywords
Commentary: "Primary Neural Leprosy mimicking rheumatological disorders".
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DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.65.6.771
Abstract: Given the persistent incidence of leprosy, with around 30 thousand annual cases over the past ten years, the interest of new clinical specialties on the disease is promising, even though the subject is not unknown… read more here.
Keywords: primary neural; neural leprosy; leprosy; mimicking rheumatological ... See more keywords
Kynurenines in the Pathogenesis of Peripheral Neuropathy During Leprosy and COVID-19
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.815738
Abstract: Inflammatory disorders are associated with the activation of tryptophan (TRYP) catabolism via the kynurenine pathway (KP). Several reports have demonstrated the role of KP in the immunopathophysiology of both leprosy and coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19).… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy; leprosy covid; kynurenines pathogenesis; peripheral neuropathy ... See more keywords