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Surgical treatment of type I neuritis in a teenage boy with borderline tuberculoid leprosy
(Soc Brasileira Medicina Tropical, 2015-03-01)
Exacerbation of the immune response against Mycobacterium leprae can lead to neuritis, which is commonly treated via immunosuppression with corticosteroids. Early neurolysis may be performed concurrently, especially in ...
Hanseníase: Pauci e multibacilares estão sendo diferentes?
(2014-01-01)
Study design: Cross sectional descriptive observational study. Introduction: Present strategy for leprosy control according to World Health Organization is based on respective treatment for pauci or multibacillary patients. ...
The role of human T cell lymphotrophic virus type 1, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus coinfections in leprosy
(Brasil, 2012)
Leprosy spectrum and outcome is associated with the host immune response against Mycobacterium leprae. The role of coinfections in leprosy patients may be related to a depression of cellular immunity or amplification of ...
Incidence of and factors associated with Leprosy among household contacts of patients with Leprosy in Brazil
(American Medical Association, 2020)
Description of leprosy classification at baseline among patients enrolled at the uniform multidrug therapy clinical trial for leprosy patients in Brazil
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)
Country profile: Leprosy in Brazil
(British Leprosy Relief Association, 2020)
Results from the clinical trial of uniform multidrug therapy for Leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): decrease in bacteriological index
(British Leprosy Relief Association, 2020)
Leprosy Transmission in Amazonian Countries: Current Status and Future Trends
(Springer, 2020)
Purpose of Review: Leprosy is one of the first pathologies described in the history of mankind. However, the ecology, transmission, and pathogenicity of the incriminated bacilli remain poorly understood. Despite effective ...
Seropositivity to anti-phenolic glycolipid-I in leprosy cases, contacts and no known contacts of leprosy in an endemic and a non-endemic area in northeast Brazil
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2010)
The seroprevalence rates of IgM anti-phenolic glycolipid-I (PGL-I) antibodies in four study groups with differing exposure to Mycobacterium leprae in Ceara. Brazil were investigated between March 2005 and August 2006. The ...