Nerve Damage in Young Patients with Leprosy Diagnosed in an Endemic Area of the Brazilian Amazon: A Cross-Sectional Study. Bandeira SS, Pires CA, Quaresma JA. J Pediatr. 2017 Mar 9. Read abstract  
 
 Primary Cutaneous Histoplasmosis Masquerading as Lepromatous Leprosy. Bhattacharya JB, Rani P, Aggarwal R, et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jan;11(1):ED01- ED02. Download PDF  
 
 Forecasting the new case detection rate of leprosy in four states of Brazil: A comparison of modelling approaches. Blok DJ, Crump RE, Sundaresh R, et al. Epidemics. 2017 Mar;18:92-100. Read abstract  
 
 Survey of Random Blood Sugar Levels Amongst Leprosy-disabled People in Bangladesh. Butlin C R, Hossain D, Singh S, et al. Bangl J Medic. 2017; 28(1). Read PDF  
 
 Venous thrombo-embolism. Thalidomide & Leprosy.  Chhabria BA, Pannu AK, Bhalla A. QJM. 2017 Mar 11. Read PDF  
 
 Analysis of a novel multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay as a sensitive tool for the diagnosis of indeterminate and tuberculoid forms of leprosy. Chaitanya VS, Cuello L, Das M, et al. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2017 Jan-Mar;6(1):1-8. Download PDF  
 
 Association of Nitric Oxide Synthase2 gene polymorphisms with leprosy reactions in northern Indian population. Dubey A, Biswas SK, Sinha E, et al. Infect Genet Evol. 2017 Mar 15. Read abstract  
 
 Age-Dependent Association of TNFSF15/TNFSF8 Variants and Leprosy Type 1 Reaction. Fava VM, Sales-Marques C, Alcaïs A, et al. Front Immunol. 2017 Feb 14;8:155. Download PDF   
 
 Genomic characterization of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria.  Fedrizzi T, Meehan CJ, Grottola A, et al. Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 27;7:45258. Download PDF  
 
 Will a new 2017 global leadership commit to NTDs? Hotez PJ, Aksoy S.  PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Mar 23;11(3):e0005309. Download PDF  
 
 Characterization of miRNAs expression profiles and identification of potential biomarkers in leprosy. Jorge KT, Souza RP, Assis MT, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Mar 8. Read abstract  
 
 Multifaceted role of lipids in Mycobacterium leprae. Kaur G, Kaur J. Future Microbiol. 2017 Mar;12:315-335. Read abstract  
 
 Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy, Erythema Nodosum Leprosum and a generalized Varicella Zoster Virus infection. Kennedy C, Naafs B. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Read abstract  
 
 Clinical Presentation and Histopathology of Childhood Leprosy. Kumaravel S, Murugan S, Fathima S, et al. Int J Sci Stud 2017;4(11):167-169. Download PDF  
 
 AZALEP a randomized controlled trial of azathioprine to treat leprosy nerve damage and Type 1 reactions in India: Main findings.  Lockwood DN, Darlong J, Govindharaj P, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Mar 30;11(3):e0005348. Download PDF  
 
 Lucio's phenomenon: exuberant case report and review of Brazilian cases. Rocha RH, Emerich PS, Diniz LM, et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Sep-Oct;91(5 suppl 1):60-63. Download PDF  
 
 Polymorphisms in genes TLR1, 2 and 4 are associated with differential cytokine and chemokine serum production in patients with leprosy. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2017 Apr;112(4):260-268. Download PDF  
 
 International open trial of uniform multidrug therapy regimen for leprosy patients: Findings & implications for national leprosy programmes. Manickam P, Mehendale SM, Nagaraju B, et al. Indian J Med Res. 2016 Oct;144(4):525-535. Download PDF  
 
 Histoid leprosy: a retrospective clinicopathological study from central Nepal. Mathur M, Jha A, Joshi R, et al. Int J Dermatol. 2017 Mar 21. Read abstract  
 
 Vitamin D Receptor Expression and Hepcidin Levels in the Protection or Severity of Leprosy: a Systematic Review. de Oliveira AL, Chaves AT, Menezes CA, et al. Microbes Infect. 2017 Mar 16. pii: S1286-4579(17)30039-4. Read abstract  
 
 A tale of two neglected tropical infections: using GIS to assess the spatial and temporal overlap of schistosomiasis and leprosy in a region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Phillips DA, Ferreira JA, Ansah D, et al. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2017 Apr;112(4):275-280. Download PDF  
 
 A Systematic Review of Immunological Studies of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum.  Polycarpou A, Walker SL, Lockwood DN. Front Immunol. 2017 Mar 13;8:233. Download PDF  
 
 Leprosy: Trophic Skin Ulcers. Riyaz N, Sehgal VN. Skinmed. 2017 Feb 1;15(1):45-51. Read abstract  
 
 Uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy - time for a rethink? Saunderson PR. Indian J Med Res. 2016 Oct;144(4):499-501. Download PDF  
 
 sCD163 levels as a biomarker of disease severity in leprosy and visceral leishmaniasis.  Silva RL, Santos MB, Almeida PL, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Mar 29;11(3):e0005486. Download PDF  
 
 Mycobacterium lepraemurium uses TLR-6 and MR, but not lipid rafts or DC-sign, to gain access into mouse macrophages. Silva-Miranda M, Arce-Paredes P, Rojas-Espinosa O. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2017 Jan-Mar;6(1):52-60. Download PDF  
 
 Response of iNOS and its relationship with IL-22 and STAT3 in macrophage activity in the polar forms of leprosy. de Sousa JR, de Sousa RP, de Souza Aarão TL, et al. Acta Trop. 2017 Mar 18. Read abstract https://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/response-inos-and-its-relationship-il-22-and-stat3-macrophage-activity-polar-forms-leprosy  
 
 Immunodominant protein MIP_05962 from Mycobacterium indicus pranii displays chaperone activity. FEBS J. 2017 Mar 10. Read abstract  
 
 Trends in leprosy case detection in Rwanda, 1995–2011: analysis of 17 years of laboratory data. Uwimana I, Bizimungu N, Ingabire F. African Journal of Laboratory Medicin. 2017. Download PDF  
 
 Borderline Tuberculoid leprosy masquerading as granuloma annulare: A clinical and histological pitfall. Zhu TH, Kamangar F, Silverstein M, et al. Am J Dermatopathol. 2017 Apr;39(4):296-299. Read abstract   | 
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