Nigeria joined the global community to celebrate this year's World Leprosy Day and the importance of early detection and treatment. This year’s theme, "Unite, ...

Objective To review all notified cases of leprosy in England and Wales between 1953 and 2012. Design National surveillance study of all reported cases. Setting England and Wales. Outcome Number and ...

Borderline tuberculoid leprosy and type 1 leprosy reaction in a hepatitis C patient during treatment with interferon and ribavirin * Hanseníase boderline tuberculóide e reação hansênica do tipo 1 em ...

This updated classification system divides patients into five groups: tuberculoid leprosy (TT), characterized by elevated CMI representing the hyperegic pole, borderline-tuberculoid (BT), ...

Ridley-Jopling classification system classifies patients into five categories: Tuberculoid (TT), Lepromatous (LL), Borderline Lepromatous (BL), Borderline Borderline (BB), and Borderline Tuberculoid ...

Medical experts say the disease is still a major problem in the country, estimating that over 2,000 cases are recorded annually.

This nerve abscess may rupture through the skin, or may cause persistent pressure on the nerve fibres. Hence, it needs to be incised and drained. 19 Patients with leprosy develop nerve abscesses in ...

He was diagnosed with pure neural borderline tuberculoid leprosy and treated with WHO leprosy multidrug therapy and HAART. This case illustrates the complexities of HIV-leprosy coinfection. Perhaps ...

Tuberculoid leprosy brings mild symptoms because of a healthy immune response to the bacteria, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

One individual was diagnosed with borderline tuberculoid (BT) leprosy having developed red skin lesions with reduced sensation (which increased in size and number) and thickened peripheral nerves one ...