(LML) Infolep monthly update with a selection of leprosy publications – July 2018

Leprosy Mailing List – July 5,  2018

Ref.:   (LML) Infolep monthly update with a selection of leprosy publications – July 2018

From:  Jiske Erlings, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Dear colleagues, Infolep provides scientists, professionals and others working in the field of leprosy with up to date knowledge and information to support their daily work.  Every month we send you an overview of (scientific) publications on leprosy and related subjects recently added to Infolep website. To search the full collection, please visit www.leprosy-information.org. Feel free to contact me to receive the full text versions if a link to the full text is not included or for assistance with your literature research. You are also invited to send us your publications on leprosy or material on leprosy in your language for inclusion in the portal. With warm regards, Jiske Erlings, j.erlings@leprastichting.nl Infolep Information officer

 

 

Highlighted publications

 

 

WHO to publish first official Guidelines on leprosy diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Download executive summary. UN Report of the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members - A/HRC/38/42 Download in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Toolkit for understanding and challenging leprosy-related stigma in India. The Leprosy Mission, 2017. Link to full text Recognizing neglected tropical diseases through changes on the skin : A training guide for front-line health workers. WHO/Department of control of neglected tropical diseases. 2018 Download PDF

 

 

New publications

 

 

Epidemiological profile of leprosy reactions in a referral center in Campinas (SP), Brazil, 2010-2015. Ambrosano L, Santos MASD, Machado ECFA, et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2018 Jun;93(3):460-461. Download PDF   Leprosy in the process of development of peripheral neuropathy. Araújo SKBS, Dias WLR, Cavalcanti AVFS, et al. American journal of histology and cytology. 2018; 1(4). Read abstract   Multiple peroneal nerve abscesses: The first presentation of borderline tuberculoid leprosy. Arora A, Kaul B, Singh A. Biomed Biotechnol Res J. 2018; 2(2):159-160. Download PDF   From isolation to prosperity: Rediscovering the Carville Leprosarium. Atkin NJ. Clin. Dermatol. 2018; 36(3):421-425. Read abstract   Integrated approach in the control and management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Lalo, Benin. Barogui YT, Diez G, Anagonou E, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Jun 25;12(6):e0006584. Download PDF   An evaluation of risk factors of leprosy and how it affects treatment outcome in a low endemic state of India. Bhatia MK, Singh R, Chopra D. Int J Res Med Sci. 2018; 6(7). Download PDF   Two Cases of Delayed Diagnosis of Leprosy in Mauritania. Boushab BM, Fall-Malick FZ, Basco LK. Case Rep Dermatol Med. 2018 May 16;2018:4394297. Download PDF   To describe the prevalence data in new cases of leprosy in the years 2013 to 2015 in Pernambuco. Brazão G, Oliveira CF, Silva ATP, et al. Global journal of library and information science. 2018; 1(5). Read abstract   Subclinical leprosy manifesting as a reversal reaction after LHRH agonist administration. Carmo RLML, Cintra ML, Velho PENF, et al. IDCases. 2018 Mar 7;12:32-33. Download PDF   Prospective study on antimicrobial resistance in leprosy cases diagnosed in France from 2001 to 2015. Chauffour A, Lecorche E, Reibel F, et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 Jun 12. Read PDF   Clinical trial for uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): adverse effects approach. Cruz RCDS, Bührer-Sékula S, Penna GO, An Bras Dermatol. 2018 Jun;93(3):377-384. Download PDF   Prospective study on antimicrobial resistance in leprosy cases diagnosed in France from 2001 to 2015. Chauffour A, Lecorche E, Reibel F, et al. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 2018. Read abstract   VALIDATE: Exploiting the synergy between complex intracellular pathogens to expedite vaccine research and development for tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, melioidosis and leprosy. Fletcher HA, Chatterjee M, Cooper A, et al. F1000Res. 2018 Apr 23;7:485. Download PDF   Correlates of immune exacerbations in leprosy. Geluk A. Semin Immunol. 2018 Jun 24. pii: S1044-5323(18)30064-2. Read abstract   Characterization of New Leprosy Cases in Northeast of Iran within the Last 15 Years. Ghavidel M, Taghanaki HRB, Samiee A, et al. Iran J Med Sci. Download PDF   Clinical pilot study: Clarithromycin efficacy in multibacillary leprosy therapy. Gunawan H, Sasmojo M, Putri HE, et al. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2018 Apr-Jun;7(2):152-155. Download PDF   Leprosy mimicking vasculitis. Haridas VM, Haridas K. Internet journal of rheumatology and clinical immunology. 2018; 6(1):4. Download PDF   Leprosy in Northwest Louisiana: A case series. Joel Chandranesan AS, Mada PK, Ramos-Herberth F, et al. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2018 Apr-Jun;7(2):173-177. Download PDF   Can different stages of leprosy treatment influence the profile of oral health? Oral status in leprosy. Matos FZ, Aranha AM, Borges ÁH, et al. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2018 Jun 20. Download PDF   Autophagy Impairment Is Associated With Increased Inflammasome Activation and Reversal Reaction Development in Multibacillary Leprosy. de Mattos Barbosa MG, de Andrade Silva BJ, Assis TQ, et al. Front Immunol. 2018 Jun 4;9:1223. Download PDF   Dual RNAseq of human leprosy lesions identifies bacterial determinants linked to host immune response. Montoya D, Andrade PR, Silva BJA, et al. bioRxivorg. 2018:35. Download PDF   The level of physical inability of patients with leprosy. Morais JR, Furtado ÉZL. Journal of nursing UFPE on line. 2018; 12(6):1625-32. Download PDF   Anti-Lipoarabinomannan-Specific Salivary IgA as Prognostic Marker for Leprosy Reactions in Patients and Cellular Immunity in Contacts. Nahas AA, Lima MIS, Goulart IMB, et al. Front Immunol. 2018 May 30;9:1205. Download PDF   Humanized Assistance To The Patient With Hanseniasis: Implications For Nursing. Nascimento ASS, Silva EP, Silva DP, et al. Journal of eSciences. 2018; 1(4). Read abstract   [Understanding "patient discharge in leprosy": a concept analysis.] Pinheiro MGC, de Miranda FAN, Simpson CA, et al. Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2018; 38(4):e63290. Download PDF   Progressive muscle relaxation technique on anxiety and depression among persons affected by leprosy. Ramasamy S, Panneerselvam S, Govindharaj P, et al. J Exerc Rehabil. 2018; 14(3):375-381. Download PDF   Leprosy's untainted child. Robertson J. Bull Hist Med. 2018; 92(2):261-286. Read abstract   Relationship between bacilloscopy and operational classification of Hansen's disease in patients with reactions. Santos MASD, Mercadante LM, Pegas ES, et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2018 Jun;93(3):454-456. Download PDF   A case series of pure neural leprosy in patients diagnosed in a specialized center for the control of Hansen's disease in Colombia. Serrano-Coll H, Mieles O, Escorcia C, et al. Biomédica. 2018; 38(2):153-161. Download PDF   A rare case of type 1 leprosy reactions following tetanus infection in a borderline tuberculoid leprosy patient and a literature review. Shi C, Jing Z-C, Yang D-G, et al. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018; 7(1):58. Download PDF   Evidence of zoonotic leprosy in Pará, Brazilian Amazon, and risks associated with human contact or consumption of armadillos. da Silva MB, Portela JM, Li W, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Jun 28;12(6):e0006532. Download PDF   Leprosy-associated Chronic Wound Management Using Biomaterials. Sivasubramanian S, Mohana S, Maheswari P, et al. J Glob Infect Dis. 2018 Apr-Jun;10(2):99-107. Download PDF   Leprosy manifesting as nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Sun WH, Li YR, Fang TY. J Formos Med Assoc. 2018 Jun 30. Read more   Erythema nodosum leprosum presenting as sweet's syndrome-like reaction in a borderline lepromatous leprosy patient. Suryawati N, Saputra H. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2018; 7(2):191-194. Download PDF   Diagnosis and impact of neuropathic pain in leprosy patients in Nepal after completion of multidrug therapy. Toh H-S, Maharjan J, Thapa R, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018; 12(7):e0006610. Download PDF   Acute scrotum: Hansen's disease versus filariasis. Vashisht D, Oberoi B, Venugopal R, et al. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2018; 7(2):195-197. Download PDF   A clinico-epidemiological study of paediatric leprosy in a tertiary care centre. Vinnarasan M, Vinothiney K, Gopalan B, et al. J. Med. Dent. Sci. 2018; 7(21):2558-2561. Download PDF   Innovation in neglected tropical disease drug discovery and development. Weng HB, Chen HX, Wang MW. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018 Jun 18;7(1):67. Download PDF

 

 

Journals & Newsletters

 

 

Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development: http://dcidj.org/ Hansenologia Internationalis: http://www.ilsl.br/revista/atual.php Indian Journal of Leprosy: http://www.ijl.org.in/index.html  Leprosy Review: https://www.lepra.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/volume-89 Leprosy Review Repository (1928-2001) : http://leprev.ilsl.br/arquivo.php Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/   Revista de Leprología: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/revista-de-leprologia   WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Newsletter for the elimination of leprosy: http://www.smhf.or.jp/e/ambassador/index.html

 

 

Websites & Services

 

 

WHO Global Leprosy Programme http://www.who.int/lep/en/ & http://www.searo.who.int/entity/global_leprosy_programme/en/ The Global Partnership for Zero leprosy http://zeroleprosy.org/ LML - Leprosy Mailing List - a free moderated email list that allows all persons interested in this theme to share ideas, information, experiences and questions. http://leprosymailinglist.blogspot.nl/ InfoNTD - Information on cross-cutting issues in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) https://www.infontd.org/

 

 

GDPR & the Infolep newsletter

 

 

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