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Leprosy, Lepromatous

Known as: LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY, Lepromatous Leprosies, Leprosy, Lepromatous [Disease/Finding] 
A chronic communicable infection which is a principal or polar form of LEPROSY. This disorder is caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE and produces diffuse… 
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Leprosy

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Ancient Skeletal Evidence for Leprosy in India (2000 B.C.)
Background Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that affects almost 250,000 people worldwide… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Leprosy and the peripheral nervous system: Basic and clinical aspects
Leprosy is one of the most common causes of nontraumatic peripheral neuropathy in the developing world. The causative agent… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
CD1 expression by dendritic cells in human leprosy lesions: correlation with effective host immunity.
A potential role for the CD1 family of lipid Ag-presenting molecules in antimicrobial immunity in vivo was investigated in human… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Prolonged treatment with recombinant interferon gamma induces erythema nodosum leprosum in lepromatous leprosy patients
10 patients with borderline and lepromatous leprosy were selected for a prolonged trial with recombinant interferon gamma (rIFN… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Serum levels of tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1 beta during leprosy reactional states.
The possible role of cytokines in leprosy reactions was investigated by analysing the levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Lymphocyte suppression in leprosy induced by unique M. leprae glycolipid
Leprosy remains a significant medical and social problem in many developing countries. The varied forms of the disease form a… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Serological specificity of phenolic glycolipid I from Mycobacterium leprae and use in serodiagnosis of leprosy
The serological activities of the specific phenolic glycolipid I from Mycobacterium leprae, its dissected parts, and related… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Structure and antigenicity of the major specific glycolipid antigen of Mycobacterium leprae.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The continuous bacteremia of lepromatous leprosy.
Abstract Twenty-five of 32 patients with leprosy and high concentrations of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in the skin had bacteremia of… 
Review
1970
Review
1970
Australia antigen as a hepatitis virus. Variation in host response.
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