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Leprosy

Burden of leprosy and associated risk factors for disabilities in Tanzania from 2017 to 2020

George Mrema, Ally Hussein, Welema Magoge, Vida Mmbaga, Azma Simba, Robert Balama, Emmanuel Nkiligi, Paul Shunda, Deus Kamara, Riziki Kisonga, Gideon Kwesigabo

published 10 Oct 2024

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Role of multisegmental nerve ultrasound in the diagnosis of leprosy neuropathy

Andrea De Martino Luppi, Guilherme Emílio Ferreira, Isabella Sabião Borges, Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Lúcio Araújo, Diogo Fernandes dos Santos, Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

published 18 Jul 2024

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Understanding the burden of poor mental health and wellbeing among persons affected by leprosy or Buruli ulcer in Nigeria: A community based cross-sectional study

Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Ngozi Ekeke, Amaka Esmai-Onyima, Chinwe Eze, Francis Chinawa, Obiora Iteke, Precious Henry, Joseph N. Chukwu, Charles Nwafor, Ngozi Murphy-Okpala, Martin Njoku, Anthony O. Meka, Chukwuma Anyaike

published 17 Jun 2024

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Toxoplasma gondii infection and high levels of IgE are associated to erythema nodosum leprosy (ENL)

Leticia Silva Nascimento, Yuri Scheidegger de Castro, Jessany de Aquino Figueira, Rebeka da Conceição Souza, Juliana Azevedo da Silva, Edilbert Pellegrini Nahn Júnior, Alba Lucínia Peixoto-Rangel

published 12 Jun 2024

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Identification of potential biomarkers of leprosy: A study based on GEO datasets

Qun Zhou, Ping Shi, Wei dong Shi, Jun Gao, Yi chen Wu, Jing Wan, Li li Yan, Yi Zheng

published 13 May 2024

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An evaluation protocol of ‘Replicability Model’ project for detection and treatment of leprosy and related disability in Chhattisgarh, India

Joydeepa Darlong, Karthikeyan Govindasamy, Onaedo Ilozumba, Sopna Choudhury, Anjali Shrivastva, Frances Griffiths, Samuel Watson, Jo Sartori, Richard Lilford

published 18 Oct 2023

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Epidemiological clinical profile and closure of chronic plantar ulcers in patients with leprosy sequelae undergoing orthopedic surgery in a municipality in western Amazon

Francisco Mateus João, Silmara Navarro Peninni, Zanair Soares Vasconcelos, Arineia Soares da Silva, Katia do Nascimento Couceiro, Alba Regina Jorge Brandão, Mônica Regina Hosannah da Silva e Silva, Marcello Facundo do Vale Filho, Guilherme Miranda Silva de Oliveira, Lucas Silva Ferreira, Victor Irungu Mwangi, Bernardo Maia da Silva, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra

published 28 Jul 2023

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Reaching those at risk: Active case detection of leprosy and contact tracing at Kokosa, a hot spot district in Ethiopia

Tsehaynesh Lema, Kidist Bobosha, Christa Kasang, Azeb Tarekegne, Saba Lambert, Addis Mengiste, Sven Britton, Abraham Aseffa, Yimtubezenash Woldeamanuel

published 21 Jun 2023

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High-resolution ultrasonography for early diagnosis of neural impairment in seropositive leprosy household contacts

Andrea De Martino Luppi, Guilherme Emilio Ferreira, Denis Luiz Prudêncio, Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Lúcio Araújo, Diogo Fernandes dos Santos, Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

published 23 May 2023

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Lived experiences of disabled individuals living in Bahir Dar City, North West Ethiopia, a phenomenological study

Lijalem Jemberu, Yosef Wasihun, Tadele Fentabil Anagaw, Eyob Ketema Bogale

published 19 May 2023

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The development, implementation, and evaluation of an optimal model for the case detection, referral, and case management of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Tiawanlyn G. Godwin-Akpan, Shahreen Chowdhury, Emerson J. Rogers, Karsor K. Kollie, Fasseneh Zeela Zaizay, Anna Wickenden, Georgina V. K. Zawolo, Colleen B. M. C. Parker, Laura Dean

published 10 May 2023

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Determinant factors of leprosy-related disability; comparison of acceleration failure time and parametric shared frailty models

Bezanesh Melese Masresha, Kasim Mohammed Yesuf, Yikeber Abebaw Moyehodie, Hailegebrael Birhan Biresaw, Solomon Sisay Mulugeta, Gedam Derbew Addisia

published 03 Apr 2023

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Association of the rs2111234, rs3135499, rs8057341 polymorphisms in the NOD2 gene with leprosy: A case-control study in the Norte de Santander, Colombia population

Mónica Alexandra Bustos, Luz Dary Castañeda-Castañeda, Carmen Rosa Acosta, Diana García, Diana Patricia Bohada, Raúl Rodríguez, Martha Inírida Guerrero

published 06 Mar 2023

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