LEPRA REACTIONS

Introduction: The implementation of MDT has resulted in bringing the national prevalence down to elimination of less than 1/10… Expand

Leprosy is nowadays a disappearing but not yet defeated disease in Suriname. In colonial times it was a burden for colonial… Expand

In the current scenario of leprosy elimination, lepra reactions (LRs) remain a major persistent problem. Type 1 LR (T1LR) and… Expand

In the current scenario of leprosy elimination, lepra reactions (LRs) remain a major persistent problem. Type 1 LR (T1LR) and… Expand

Lepra Reactions (LR) comprises immunologically mediated inflammatory states that cause considerable morbidity. Type-2 LR occurs… Expand

Leprosy is a chronic, slowly progressive, granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Reactions in leprosy, also… Expand

In 1936 I was a joint author of an article [Rev. brasileira L eprol. 4 (1936) 129] in which it was asserted that: (a) lepra… Expand

I commenced the International Society of Dermatology mentorship programme under Dr. Evangeline Handog on the 3rd of July 2012. I… Expand

In leprosy on treatment, one factor contributing to the healing of skin lesions with minimal fibrosis may be apoptosis of… Expand