Leprosy Mailing List – December 3, 2014
Ref.: (LML) INFOLEP's selection of recent publications on leprosy
From: Jiske Erlings, NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dear Pieter,
Below you will find a selection of recent publications on leprosy. Feel free to contact me to receive the full text versions if a link to the full text is not included. You might have heard that we are working on expanding the Infolep portal with publications on cross-cutting issues in Neglected Tropical Diseases. An overview of this rapidly growing collection can be found here: http://www.leprosy-information.org/category/collection/infontds-cross-cutting-issues
Do you miss something on this list or do you have publications (articles, manuals, theses) on leprosy or related subjects to include in the website www.leprosy-information.org? Please let me know!
You may contact me at infolep@leprastichting.nl
Did you know that you can contact me for all kinds of Library & Information services?
Read more about this at http://www.leprosy-information.org/content/library-services
With kind regards,
Jiske Erlings
INFOLEP Information specialist
Doctoral Thesis
Stigma and stigma interventions related to leprosy and tuberculosis in Thailand / Silatham Sermrittirong. Free University Amsterdam, 2014.
Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/stigma-and-stigma-interventions-related-leprosy-and-tuberculosis-thailand
New Journal Articles
Anish L, Nagappa M, Mahadevan A, Taly AB. Neuropathy in elderly: lessons learnt from nerve biopsy. Age Ageing. 2014 Nov 1. pii: afu171. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/neuropathy-elderly-lessons-learnt-nerve-biopsy
Araújo AE, Aquino DM, Goulart IM, Pereira SR, Figueiredo IA, Serra HO, Fonseca PC, Caldas Ade J. [Neural complications and physical disabilities in leprosy in a capital of northeastern Brazil with high endemicity]. Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2014 Dec;17(4):899-910. English, Portuguese. Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/neural-complications-and-physical-disabilities-leprosy-capital-northeastern-brazil-high
Barbieri RR, Sales AM, Illarramendi X, Moraes MO, Nery JA, Moreira SJ, Sarno EN, Machado AD, Bozza FA. Diagnostic challenges of single plaque-like lesion paucibacillary leprosy. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2014 Oct 14;0:0. Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/diagnostic-challenges-single-plaque-lesion-paucibacillary-leprosy
Berrington WR, Kunwar CB, Neupane K, van den Eeden SJ, Vary JC Jr, Peterson GJ, Wells RD, Geluk A, Hagge DA, Hawn TR. Differential Dermal Expression of CCL17 and CCL18 in Tuberculoid and Lepromatous Leprosy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Nov 20;8(11):e3263. Read Full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/differential-dermal-expression-ccl17-and-ccl18-tuberculoid-and-lepromatous-leprosy
Boulton AJ. Diabetic neuropathy and foot complications. Handb Clin Neurol. 2014;126:97-107. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/diabetic-neuropathy-and-foot-complications
Cabral-Miranda W, Chiaravalloti Neto F, Barrozo LV. Socio-economic and environmental effects influencing the development of leprosy in Bahia, north-eastern Brazil. Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Sep 22. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/socio-economic-and-environmental-effects-influencing-development-leprosy-bahia-north
Contreras Mejía MD, Porto Dos Santos M, da Silva GA, da Motta Passos I, Naveca FG, da Graça Souza Cunha M, Ozório Moraes M, de Paula L. Identification of primary drug resistance to rifampin in Mycobacterium leprae strains from leprosy patients in Amazonas state, Brazil. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Oct 1. pii: JCM.01688-14. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/identification-primary-drug-resistance-rifampin-mycobacterium-leprae-strains-leprosy
Cunha SS. Review of chemoprophylaxis in leprosy contacts. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2014 Sep;36(3):208. PubMed PMID: 25418774. Full text online: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/review-chemoprophylaxis-leprosy-contacts
Dupnik KM, Bair TB, Maia AO, Amorim FM, Costa MR, Keesen TS, Valverde JG, Queiroz MD, Medeiros LL, de Lucena NL, Wilson ME, Nobre ML, Johnson WD, Jeronimo SM. Transcriptional changes that characterize the immune reactions of leprosy. J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 14. pii: jiu612. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/transcriptional-changes-characterize-immune-reactions-leprosy
Freitas LR, Duarte EC, Garcia LP. Leprosy in Brazil and its association with characteristics of municipalities: ecological study, 2009-2011. Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Oct;19(10):1216-25. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/leprosy-brazil-and-its-association-characteristics-municipalities-ecological-study-2009
Gaud S, Sauvée M, Debouverie M. Neurologic diseases in a rural tropical area: experience at a primary health care center in the Boeny region of Madagascar. Med Sante Trop. 2014 Oct 8. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/neurologic-diseases-rural-tropical-area-experience-primary-health-care-center-boeny-region
Han XY, Aung FM, Choon SE, Werner B. Analysis of the Leprosy Agents Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Four Countries. Am J Clin Pathol. 2014 Oct;142(4):524-32. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/analysis-leprosy-agents-mycobacterium-leprae-and-mycobacterium-lepromatosis-four-countrie
Hundeiker M, Bassukas ID. [The forthcoming history of leprosy]. Pneumologie. 2014 Sep;68(9):613-8. German. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/forthcoming-history-leprosy
Hussain T, Kulshreshtha KK, Yadav VS, Katoch K. CD4+, CD8+, CD3+ cell counts and CD4+/CD8+ ratio among patients with mycobacterial diseases (Leprosy, Tuberculosis), HIV infections and Normal Healthy Adults : A comparative analysis of studies in different regions of India. J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2014 Oct 28. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/cd4-cd8-cd3-cell-counts-and-cd4cd8-ratio-among-patients-mycobacterial-diseases-leprosy
Kamath S, Vaccaro SA, Rea TH, Ochoa MT. Recognizing and managing the immunologic reactions in leprosy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Oct;71(4):795-803. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/recognizing-and-managing-immunologic-reactions-leprosy
Marta SN, Sgavioli C, Saraiva PP, Carvalho RS, Nogueira MG, Monti FC, Virmond M. Evaluation of light-touch sensation in the buccal mucosa of leprosy patients. Clin Oral Investig. 2014 Nov;18(8):1913-7. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/evaluation-light-touch-sensation-buccal-mucosa-leprosy-patients
Medeiros MF, Rodrigues MM, Vital RT, da Costa Nery JA, Sales AM, de Andrea Hacker M, Ferreira H, Chimelli L, Sarno EN, Antunes SL. CXCL10, MCP-1, and Other Immunologic Markers Involved in Neural Leprosy. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2014 Sep 15. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/cxcl10-mcp-1-and-other-immunologic-markers-involved-neural-leprosy?
Meredith A, Pozo JD, Smith S, Milne E, Stevenson K, McLuckie J. Leprosy in red squirrels in Scotland. Vet Rec. 2014 Sep 20;175(11):285-6. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/leprosy-red-squirrels-scotland
Moura RS, Penna GO, Fujiwara T, Pontes MA, Cruz R, Gonçalves Hde S, Penna ML, Cardoso LP, Stefani MM, Bührer-Sékula S. Evaluation of a rapid serological test for leprosy classification using human serum albumin as the antigen carrier. J Immunol Methods. 2014 Oct;412:35-41. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/evaluation-rapid-serological-test-leprosy-classification-using-human-serum-albumin-antigen
Neder L, Rondon DA, Cury SS, da Silva CA. Musculoskeletal manifestations and autoantibodies in children and adolescents with leprosy. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2014 Sep-Oct;90(5):457-63. Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/musculoskeletal-manifestations-and-autoantibodies-children-and-adolescents-leprosy
Nery JS, Pereira SM, Rasella D, Penna ML, Aquino R, Rodrigues LC, Barreto ML, Penna GO. Effect of the Brazilian conditional cash transfer and primary health care programs on the new case detection rate of leprosy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Nov 20;8(11):e3357. Full text http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/effect-brazilian-conditional-cash-transfer-and-primary-health-care-programs-new-case
Nolen L, Haberling D, Scollard D, Truman R, Rodriguez-Lainz A, Blum L, Blaney D.
Incidence of Hansen's Disease - United States, 1994-2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Oct 31;63(43):969-72. Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/incidence-hansens-disease-united-states-1994-2011
Patnaik N, Agarwal S, Sharma S, Sharma S, Pandhi D. Evaluation of key histologic variables in skin biopsies of patients of borderline leprosy with type 1 lepra reaction. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2014 Sep-Oct;80(5):402-8. Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/evaluation-key-histologic-variables-skin-biopsies-patients-borderline-leprosy-type-1-lepra
Peters RM, Dadun, Van Brakel WH, Zweekhorst MB, Damayanti R, Bunders JF, Irwanto. The Cultural Validation of Two Scales to Assess Social Stigma in Leprosy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Nov 6;8(11):e3274. Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/cultural-validation-two-scales-assess-social-stigma-leprosy
Pieri FM, Touso MM, Rodrigues LB, Yamamura M, Pinto IC, Dessunti EM, Crispim Jde A, Ramos AC, Arroyo LH, Neto MS, Garcia MC, Popolin MP, Silveira TR, Arcêncio RA. Patients' perceptions on the performance of a local health system to eliminate leprosy, paraná state, Brazil. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Nov 20;8(11):e3324. Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/patients-perceptions-performance-local-health-system-eliminate-leprosy-paran-state-brazil
Polat Ekinci A, Karabacak E, Tekin L, Ozarmağan G, Ozçakar L.
Ultrasound imaging for the follow-up of leprosy patıents: a pictorial essay. Br J Dermatol. 2014 Sep 21. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/ultrasound-imaging-follow-leprosy-pat-ents-pictorial-essay
Ranganathan AT, Khalid W, Saraswathy PK, Chandran CR, Mahalingam L. Periodontal findings in patients with Hansen's disease. Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2014 Sep;7S1:S108-10. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/periodontal-findings-patients-hansens-disease
Santos VS, Santos LC, Lôbo LV, Lemos LM, Gurgel RQ, Cuevas LE. Leprosy and Disability in Children Younger than 15 Years in an Endemic Area of Northeast Brazil. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Nov 11. Abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/leprosy-and-disability-children-younger-15-years-endemic-area-northeast-brazil
Segundo JB, da Silva MA, Filho WE, Nascimento AC, Vidal FC, Bezerra GF, Viana GM, Nascimento MD. Cerebral aspergillosis in a patient with leprosy and diabetes: a case report. BMC Res Notes. 2014 Oct 4;7(1):689. Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/cerebral-aspergillosis-patient-leprosy-and-diabetes-case-report
Shen J, Yan L, Yu M, Li J, Yu X, Zhang G. Six years' follow-up of multibacillary leprosy patients treated with uniform multi-drug therapy in China. Int J Dermatol. 2014 Sep 30. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/six-years-follow-multibacillary-leprosy-patients-treated-uniform-multi-drug-therapy-china
Tsukamoto Y, Maeda Y, Makino M. Evaluation of major membrane protein-I as a serodiagnostic tool of pauci-bacillary leprosy. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 Sep;80(1):62-5. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/evaluation-major-membrane-protein-i-serodiagnostic-tool-pauci-bacillary-leprosy
Wambier CG, Ramalho LN, Frade MA, Foss NT. NFκB activation in cutaneous lesions of leprosy is associated with development of multibacillary infection. J Inflamm Res. 2014 Aug 25;7:133-8. Read full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/nf-b-activation-cutaneous-lesions-leprosy-associated-development-multibacillary-infection
Yang GJ, Liu L, Zhu HR, Griffiths SM, Tanner M, Bergquist R, Utzinger J, Zhou XN.
China's sustained drive to eliminate neglected tropical diseases. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Sep;14(9):881-92. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/chinas-sustained-drive-eliminate-neglected-tropical-diseases
Zhang DF, Wang D, Li YY, Yao YG. Mapping genetic variants in the CFH gene for association with leprosy in Han Chinese. Genes Immun. 2014 Oct;15(7):506-10. Read abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/mapping-genetic-variants-cfh-gene-association-leprosy-han-chinese
New Key Topic Pages
Keytopics are collections of information, publications and links on a particular leprosy related subject. Infolep helps you locate the resources you need by compiling Keytopic lists that highlight information resources on leprosy-related topics, selected and reviewed by field experts.
Ebola
http://www.leprosy-information.org/keytopic/ilep-ebola-response
ILEP Model Patient Record (Leprosy) http://www.leprosy-information.org/keytopic/ilep-model-patient-record-leprosy
SARI Project - Stigma Assessment and Reduction of Impact
http://www.leprosy-information.org/keytopic/sari-project
Journals & Newsletters
Clinics in Dermatology, Jan, Feb 2015, Special issue on leprosy: http://www.cidjournal.com/
Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development: http://dcidj.org/
Leprosy Review: http://www.lepra.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/volume-85
WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Newsletter for the elimination of leprosy: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/who-goodwill-ambassador-s-newsletter-elimination-leprosy
Jiske Erlings
Medewerker InfoLep / Information Officer
Infolep Leprosy Information Services
Postbus / P.O. Box 95005 1090 HA Amsterdam The Netherlands
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