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Infoleps choice of new (e-)publications on leprosy

Leprosy Mailing List – November 18th, 2010


Ref.:   Infoleps choice of new (e-)publications on leprosy (2010 11 11)
From: Erlings J., Amsterdam, The Netherlands



Dear Dr Noto,

Greetings!  Below you will find a selection of new publications on leprosy.  Please contact me for full text versions.  Do you have publications on leprosy to share?  Please let me know! 
With kind regards,

Jiske Erlings
INFOLEP Leprosy Information Services
P.O. Box 95005 Ι 1090 HA  AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
T + 31 20 5950530 Ι E infolep(at)leprastichting.nl




 Journals


New issue of Leprosy Review, 2010, issue no.3
Download articles from: 
http://www.leprahealthinaction.org/volume-81-number-2-june-2010/

New issue of Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, 2010, issue no.2
Download articles from: 
http://www.aifo.it/english/resources/online/apdrj/journal.htm

New issue of WHO Disability and Rehabilitation Newsletter, 2010, issue 11.
Download:
http://www.who.int/disabilities/publications/newsletter/dar_newsletter_issue11.pdf


 Articles in other journals
Items 1 - 35 of 35
1.
Inverse sampling to study disease burden of leprosy.

Aggarwal A, Pandey A.

Indian J Med Res. 2010 Oct;132:438-41.
Free full text article:
http://www.icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2010/october/14.pdf

2.
Analysis of Mycobacterium leprae gene expression using DNA microarray.

Akama T, Tanigawa K, Kawashima A, Wu H, Ishii N, Suzuki K.

Microb Pathog. 2010 Oct;49(4):181-5. Epub 2010 May 27.

PMID: 20553838 [PubMed - in process]

3.
Changing demography of leprosy: Kuwait needs to be vigilant.

Al-Mutairi N, Al-Doukhi A, Ahmad MS, El-Khelwany M, Al-Haddad A.

Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Oct;14(10):e876-80. Epub 2010 Aug 8.

PMID: 20696609 [PubMed - in process]

4.
Leprosy as a genetic disease.

Alter A, Grant A, Abel L, Alcaïs A, Schurr E.

Mamm Genome. 2010 Oct 9. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 20936290 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

5.
[International collaboration of the NGO for Hansen's disease in China].

Arai M.

Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2010 Sep;79(3):269-72. Japanese. No abstract available.

PMID: 20857657 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

6.
Circulating CD4+ CD25 high FoxP3+ T cells vary in different clinical forms of leprosy.

Attia EA, Abdallah M, Saad AA, Afifi A, El Tabbakh A, El-Shennawy D, Ali HB.

Int J Dermatol. 2010 Oct;49(10):1152-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04535.x.

PMID: 20883403 [PubMed - in process]

7.
Reactions following completion of 1 and 2 year multidrug therapy (MDT).

Balagon MV, Gelber RH, Abalos RM, Cellona RV.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Sep;83(3):637-44.

PMID: 20810832 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

8.
A Short History of Dapsone, or an Alternative Model of Drug Development.

Barr J.

J Hist Med Allied Sci. 2010 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 20966036 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

9.
[Gerhard Hansen, a life of fight against leprosy].

Berche P, Lefrère JJ.

Presse Med. 2010 Sep;39(9):974-80. Epub 2010 Jul 11. French. No abstract available.

PMID: 20627223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

10.
Analysis of apoptosis and Bcl-2 expression in polar forms of leprosy.

Brito de Souza VN, Nogueira ME, Belone Ade F, Soares CT.

FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2010 Dec;60(3):270-4. Epub 2010 Oct 21.

PMID: 20964723 [PubMed - in process]

11.
Correlation between beta-2-glycoprotein I gene polymorphism and anti-beta-2 glycoprotein I antibodies in patients with multibacillary leprosy.

Brochado MJ, Figueiredo JF, Mendes-Junior CT, Louzada-Junior P, Kim OM, Roselino AM.

Arch Dermatol Res. 2010 Oct;302(8):583-91. Epub 2010 Feb 7.

PMID: 20140737 [PubMed - in process]

12.
Histopathological changes in the arrector pili muscle of normal appearing skin in leprosy patients.

Budhiraja V, Rastogi R, Khare S, Khare A, Krishna A.

Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep;14 Suppl 3:e70-2. Epub 2010 Mar 6.

PMID: 20207571 [PubMed - in process]

13.
A potential role for complement in immune evasion by Mycobacterium leprae.

Callegaro-Filho D, Shrestha N, Burdick AE, Haslett PA.

J Drugs Dermatol. 2010 Nov;9(11):1373-82.

PMID: 21061760 [PubMed - in process]

14.
Leprosy: a precipitating factor for complex regional pain syndrome.

Garg R, Dehran M.

Minerva Anestesiol. 2010 Sep;76(9):758-60.

Free full text article: http://tinyurl.com/3x8g2uz

15.
Sub-polar lepromatous leprosy localized to the face.

George M, Rajan U, George S, Pakran J, Thomas S.

Dermatol Online J. 2010 Sep 15;16(9):8.

PMID: 20875329 [PubMed - in process]

16.
Leprosy: a disease not to be forgotten in the era of globalization.

Giacomet V, Vigano A, Fabiano V, Antinori S, Longhi E, Zuccotti G.

Pediatr Int. 2010 Oct;52(5):849-50.  

PMID: 20880311 [PubMed - in process]

17.
[International cooperation for prosthetics and orthotics in Myanmar].

Goto N, Yamaguchi T, Asato Y.

Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2010 Sep;79(3):263-7. Japanese.

PMID: 20857656 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

18.
[Activities of co-medical staffs in Myanmar JICA project on leprosy control and basic health services project (2000-2005)].

Hashimoto C.

Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2010 Sep;79(3):273-4. Japanese. No abstract available.

PMID: 20857658 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

19.
Topically applied rhGM-CSF for the wound healing: A systematic review.

Hu X, Sun H, Han C, Wang X, Yu W.

Burns. 2010 Oct 4. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 20926197 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

20.
[Thalidomide--coverage by health insurance when used for treatment of ENL].

Ishii N.

Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2010 Sep;79(3):275-9. Japanese. No abstract available.

PMID: 20857659 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

21.
Current Knowledge Attitudes, and Practices of Healthcare Providers about Leprosy in Assam, India.

Kar S, Ahmad S, Pal R.

J Glob Infect Dis. 2010 Sep;2(3):212-5.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946674/?tool=pubmed

22.
Nasal mucosa study of leprosy contacts with positive serology for the phenolic glycolipid 1 antigen.

Martins AC, Miranda A, de Oliveira ML, Bührer-Sékula S, Martinez A.

Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Oct;76(5):579-87. English, Portuguese.

Free full text article: http://tinyurl.com/3xvzu3o

23.
[Novel method for simple detection of mutations conferring drug resistance in Mycobacterium leprae, based on a DNA microarray, and its applicability in developing countries].

Matsuoka M, Suzuki Y, Makino M.

Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2010 Sep;79(3):257-61. Japanese.

PMID: 20857655 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

24.
History and characteristics of isolates maintained at the leprosy research center.

Matsuoka M.

Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2010 Sep;79(3):247-56.

PMID: 20857654 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

25.
Low serum levels of cathelicidin LL-37 in leprosy.

Matzner M, Al Samie AR, Winkler HM, Nemeth J, Grasnek A, Indra A, Bieglmayer C, Winkler S.

Acta Trop. 2011 Jan;117(1):56-9. Epub 2010 Sep 29.

PMID: 20887706 [PubMed - in process]

26.
A role for interleukin-5 in promoting increased immunoglobulin M at the site of disease in leprosy.

Ochoa MT, Teles R, Haas BE, Zaghi D, Li H, Sarno EN, Rea TH, Modlin RL, Lee DJ.

Immunology. 2010 Nov;131(3):405-14.

PMID: 20561085 [PubMed - in process]

27.
Immunohistochemical evaluation of macrophage activity and its relationship with apoptotic cell death in the polar forms of leprosy.

Quaresma JA, Lima LW, Fuzii HT, Libonati RM, Pagliari C, Duarte MI.

Microb Pathog. 2010 Oct;49(4):135-40. Epub 2010 May 25.

PMID: 20510345 [PubMed - in process]

28.
Multiple grade II deformities in a child: tragic effect of leprosy.

Rao R, Balachandran C.

J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Oct;56(5):363-5. Epub 2010 Jan 21.

PMID: 20093354 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

29.
Early active motion versus immobilization after tendon transfer for foot drop deformity: a randomized clinical trial.

Rath S, Schreuders TA, Stam HJ, Hovius SE, Selles RW.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Sep;468(9):2477-84. Epub 2010 Apr 17.

Free full text article: http://tinyurl.com/328cagq

30.
Photoclinic. Lepromatous leprosy.

Robati RM, Rahimi H, Asadi-Kani Z, Karimi M.

Arch Iran Med. 2010 Sep;13(5):443-4. No abstract available.


31.
Fine-needle aspiration may replace skin biopsy for the collection of material for experimental infection of mice with Mycobacterium leprae and Lacazia loboi.

Rosa PS, Belone Ade F, Lauris JR, Soares CT.

Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep;14 Suppl 3:e49-53. Epub 2010 Feb 10.

PMID: 20149978 [PubMed - in process]

32.
Foot impairments and limitations in walking activities in people affected by leprosy.

Slim FJ, Keukenkamp R, van Schie CH, Faber WR, Nollet F.

J Rehabil Med. 2010 Nov 2. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0625. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 21042702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

33.
Infection during infancy and long incubation period of leprosy suggested in a case of a chimpanzee used for medical research.

Suzuki K, Udono T, Fujisawa M, Tanigawa K, Idani G, Ishii N.

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep;48(9):3432-4. Epub 2010 Jul 14.

PMID: 20631101 [PubMed - in process]

34.
Recent advances in leprosy and Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection).

Walsh DS, Portaels F, Meyers WM.

Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2010 Oct;23(5):445-55.

PMID: 20581668 [PubMed - in process]

35.
Why person affected by leprosy did not look after their plantar ulcer? Experience from Pakokku zone, Myanmar.

Win le L, Shwe S, Maw W, Ishida Y, Myint K, Mar KK, Min T, Oo PM, Khine AW.

Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2010 Sep;79(3):239-45.

PMID: 20857653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]





E-publications

Community-based rehabilitation guidelines. Geneva: WHO; 2010.
Download the CBR guidelines (including: Introductory booklet, Health component, Education component, Livelyhood component, Social component, Empowerment component, Supplementary booklet) from WHO website:
http://www.who.int/disabilities/cbr/guidelines/en/index.html

First WHO report on neglected tropical diseases 2010: working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases. Geneva: WHO; 2010.Including a chapter on leprosy. See part 2, chapter 5.6, p. 69-74.
Download from:
http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/2010report/en/index.html

Leprosy and the eye: teaching set. 3rd ed. London: ICEH; 2010
Download from:
http://www.cehjournal.org/files/tsno9/ts09.pdf
Coe S, Wapling L. Travelling Together ? how to include disabled people on the main road of development. World Vision UK ; 2010.
Download from:
http://admin.worldvision.boxuk.net/upload/pdf/Travelling_together.pdf

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