Revisiting the tuberculosis and leprosy cross-immunity hypothesis: Expanding the dialogue between immunology and paleopathology.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2019.05.005
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Our primary objective is to re-visit the tuberculosis and leprosy cross-immunity. hypothesis through the careful integration of immunology and paleopathology. METHODS Using an integrated theoretical analysis that evaluates clinical literature on human innate immunological… read more here.
Keywords: cross immunity; tuberculosis leprosy; immunology; paleopathology ... See more keywords
Cytology in the diagnosis of concomitant tuberculosis and leprosy by polymerase chain reaction using cytology scrapings
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DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12882
Abstract: A 50-year-old man presented with loss of weight, appetite and fever, weakness and malaise. The patient was a known case of lepromatous leprosy (LL) diagnosed clinically and histopathologically, a year back, completed treatment and now… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy polymerase; concomitant tuberculosis; diagnosis concomitant; tuberculosis leprosy ... See more keywords