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LeprosyLeprosy. Leprosy is a chronic infection caused by the acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus Mycobacterium leprae. ... Background Leprosy is a chronic ...
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Dermatologic Manifestations of LeprosyDermatologic Manifestations of Leprosy. Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease principally affecting the skin and peripheral nervous system.
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Pediatric LeprosyPediatric Leprosy. Leprosy was described almost 3000 years ago and is still associated with stigma. ... Background Leprosy was described almost ...
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Leprosy NeuropathyLeprosy Neuropathy. Leprosy is the most common treatable cause of neuropathy in the world. ...Overview Background Leprosy is the most common treatable ...
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Ocular Manifestations of LeprosyOcular Manifestations of Leprosy. In patients with leprosy (Hansen disease), the eyes frequently are affected with lagophthalmos, loss of eyebrows, corneal ...
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Delayed-type Hypersensitivity... certain diseases. Namely, ineffective CMI is observed in patients with lepromatous leprosy with high Mycobacteria leprae load in macrophages and ...
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Leishmaniasis... Plaques, ulcers, and nodules may form over the entire body, resembling lepromatous leprosy. However, no neurologic or systemic invasion is involved. ...
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Dermatologic Manifestations of Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis... progressive nodular histiocytomas, juvenile xanthogranulomas, lepromatous leprosy, Farber disease (lipogranulomatosis), gouty tophi, and ...
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Interstitial Keratitis... . In various countries in which mycobacterial diseases (eg, tuberculosis, leprosy) are endemic, these and other parasitic causes of interstitial keratitis ...
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Dermatologic Manifestations of Filariasis... person with leopard spot depigmentation. This can be mistaken for leprosy, but unlike lepromatous lesions, no sensory changes are present. The ...