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Leprosy, Paucibacillary

Known as: Leprosies, Paucibacillary, Leprosy, Paucibacillary [Disease/Finding], Tuberculoids, Borderline 
A form of LEPROSY classified by the World Health Organization for the purpose of treatment, based on clinical manifestations and skin smear results… 
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Mycobacterium leprae intracellular survival relies on cholesterol accumulation in infected macrophages: a potential target for new drugs for leprosy treatment
We recently showed that Mycobacterium leprae (ML) is able to induce lipid droplet formation in infected macrophages. We herein… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Use of Protein Antigens for Early Serological Diagnosis of Leprosy
ABSTRACT Leprosy is a chronic and debilitating human disease caused by infection with the Mycobacterium leprae bacillus. Despite… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Developmental Gene Evolution and the Origin of Grass Inflorescence Diversity
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Borderline tuberculoid leprosy: an immune reconstitution phenomenon in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected person.
Two months after starting highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART), an individual with human immunodeficiency virus type 1… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
A clinical prediction rule for nerve-function impairment in leprosy patients
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Relation between pathologic findings and cellular immune responses in sheep with naturally acquired paratuberculosis.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the relation between lesions and cellular immune response-based tests in sheep with naturally acquired… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Tumour necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐α) synthesis is associated with the skin and peripheral nerve pathology of leprosy reversal reactions
Leprosy may be complicated by episodes of increased cell‐mediated immunity towards Mycobacterium leprae (reversal reactions… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
T-cell-epitope mapping of the major secreted mycobacterial antigen Ag85A in tuberculosis and leprosy
Lymphoproliferation and gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) secretion in response to 28 overlapping 20-mer synthetic peptides covering… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Clinical features and outcome of reversal (type 1) reactions in Hyderabad, India.
A retrospective survey of the notes on all patients attending Dhoolpet Leprosy Research Center, India, during 1985 was done to… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Lymphocyte transformation test in leprosy; correlation of the response with inflammation of lesions.
Lymphocyte transformation tests (LTT) using 'whole washed" and 'sonicated" preparations of Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) as… 
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