Friday, March 18, 2011

Infoleps Choice of new (e) publications on leprosy (7 March 2011)

Leprosy Mailing List –  March 12th, 2011

Ref:     Infoleps Choice of new (e) publications on leprosy 2011 03 07
From:  Erlings J, Amsterdam, The Netherlands



Dear Dr Noto;

Greetings from Infolep!  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
Information Officer
Infolep Leprosy Information Services
Postbus / P.O. Box 95005
1090 HA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 5950530
Fax: +31 20 6680823
E-mail: J.Erlings@Leprastichting.NL



 Articles

1: Atas M, Citirik M, Sönmez K. [Visual outcome of cataract surgery in leprosy patients.] Turkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol . 2011;20(1):26-30. (Turkish)

2: Borg J, Lindström A, Larsson S.
Assistive technology in developing countries: a review from the perspective of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2011;35(1):20-9 p.

3: Contreras-Steyls M, López-Navarro N, Herrera-Acosta E, Castillo R, Ruiz del Portal G, Bosch RJ, et al.
The current challenge of imported leprosy in Spain : a study of 7 cases. Actas dermo-sifiliograficas. 2011.
Free full text online: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/current-challenge-imported-leprosy-spain-study-7-cases


4: Costa RD , Mendonça VA , Penido RA, Lyon S, Costa AM, Costa MD, et al.
Study of the profile of the neurotrophin BDNF in new leprosy cases before, during and after multidrug therapy. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2011;69(1):100-4.

5: Crawford CL, Hardwicke
PM. Experimental leprosy: a model of epithelioid cell granuloma. Int J Dermatol. 2011;50(3):255-61.

6: Mastrangelo G, da Silva Neto J, da Silva GV, Scoizzato L, Fadda E, Dallapicola M, et al.
Leprosy reactions: the effect of gender and household contacts. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2011;106(1):92-6.
Free full text online: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/leprosy-reactions-effect-gender-and-household-contacts

7: Melão S, Blanco LF, Mounzer N, Veronezi CC, de Simões PW.
[Epidemiological profile of leprosy patients in the extreme south of Santa Catarina between 2001 and 2007]. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. 2011;44(1):79-84. (Portuguese)

8: NSAGHA D, BISSEK A, NSAGHA S, NJUNDA A, ASSOB J, TABAH E, et al.
Social stigma as an epidemiological determinant for leprosy elimination in Cameroon . Journal of Public Health in Africa . 2011.

9: Pinheiro RO, de Souza Salles J, Sarno EN, Sampaio EP.Mycobacterium leprae-host-cell interactions and genetic determinants in leprosy: an overview. Future Microbiol. 2011;6:217-30.

10: Ponte CM, Gurgel MH, Ponte GA, Ramos AV, Montenegro Júnior RM.
[Metabolic disorders in emerging and neglected infectious diseases.]. Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia. 2010;54(9):785-92. (Portuguese)

11: Shannon EJ, Sandoval FG, Morales MJ.
In vitro thalidomide does not interfere with the activation of complement by M. leprae. J Drugs Dermatol. 2011;10(3):274-8.

12: Teixeira Junior GJ, Silva CE, Magalhães V.
[Application of the diagnostic criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus to patients with multibacillary leprosy.]. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. 2011;44(1):85-90. (Portuguese).


 Newsletters, Journals


IDEA Newsletter: issue 1.

Stigma Research & Action:  1st issue! http://stigmaj.org/

WHO newsletter on Disability and Rehabilitation: issue 12.http://www.who.int/disabilities/publications/newsletter/dar_newsletter_issue12.pdf 


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