(LML) Infolep update on new leprosy publications – April 2018

Leprosy Mailing List – April 15,  2018

Ref.:    (LML) Infolep update on new leprosy publications – April 2018

From:  Jiske Erlings, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Dear colleagues, 

Below you will find another overview of new publications on leprosy and related subjects.
Did you know that the Infolep portal gives you access to over 27,629 publications on leprosy?
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

 

 

BCG vaccines: WHO position paper  Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2018 Feb 23;93(8):73-96. English, French. Download PDF World Health Organization. BCG vaccine: WHO position paper, February 2018 - Recommendations. Vaccine. 2018 Mar 30. Read abstract Importance of early diagnosis in cases of foot drop due to leprosy / Jagirdar P. 2018. Download PDF

 

 

New publications

 

 

World Health Organization. BCG vaccine: WHO position paper, February 2018 - Recommendations. Vaccine. 2018 Mar 30. Read abstract   Subclinical leprosy manifesting as a reversal reaction after LHRH agonist administration. Carmo RLML, Cintra ML, Velho PENF, et al. IDCases. 2018; 12:32-33. Download PDF   How stigma distorts justice: the exile and isolation of leprosy patients in Hawai`i. Cheung ATM. Asian Bioeth Rev. 2018:14. Download PDF   Vaccines for Leprosy and Tuberculosis: Opportunities for Shared Research, Development, and Application. Coppola M, van den Eeden SJF, Robbins N, et al. Front Immunol. 2018 Feb 26;9:308. Download PDF   Mast cell heterogeneity and anti-inflammatory annexin A1 expression in leprosy skin lesions. Costa MB, Mimura KKO, Freitas AA, Microb Pathog. 2018 Mar 29;118:277-284. Read abstract   Clinico-Pathological Profile of Leprosy Cases in an Institutional Setting. Deora MS, Kushwaha AS. Ijppr.Human. 2018; 11(3):83-88. Download PDF   Can anti-PGL-1 and anti-NDO-LID-1 antibody titers be used to predict the risk of reactions in leprosy patients? Devides AC, Rosa PS, de Faria Fernandes Belone A, et al. 2018. Read abstract   LepVax, a defined subunit vaccine that provides effective pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis of M. leprae infection. Duthie MS, Pena MT, Ebenezer GJ, et al. npj Vaccines. 2018; (1). Download PDF   Social acceptance and quality of life of leprosy patient. Eyanoer PC. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 2018; 125. Download PDF   High frequency of M. leprae DNA detection in asymptomatic household contacts. Gama RS, Gomides TAR, Gama CFM, et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 2;18(1):153. Download PDF   Is disability in leprosy still a burden? A cross-sectional study in a rural block in Tamil Nadu, India. Ganesan DK, Muthunarayanan L. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Mar 16. Read abstract   Clinical and Neurophysiological Features of Leprosy Patients with Neuropathic Pain. Giesel LM, Pitta IJR, Silveira RC, et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Apr 2. Read abstract   Work and Leprosy: women in their pains, struggles and toils. Gonçalves M, Prado MARD, Silva SSD, et al.  Rev Bras Enferm. 2018; 71(suppl 1):660-667. Download PDF   Spatial distribution of leprosy in India: an ecological study. Grantz KH, Chabaari W, Samuel RK, et al. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018 Mar 27;7(1):20. Download PDF   Reactive perforating leprosy, erythema multiforme-like reactions, sweet's syndrome-like reactions as atypical clinical manifestations of Type 2 leprosy reaction. Gunawan H, Yogya Y, Hafinah R, et al. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2018 Jan-Mar;7(1):97-100. Download PDF   Leprosy manifesting with type 2 leprae reaction in a patient presenting with chronic fever: A case report. Herekar FF, Ashraf H, Salahuddin N. J Pak Med Assoc. 2018; 68(4):653-655. Download PDF   Quantitative evaluation of maxillary bone deformation by computed tomography in patients with leprosy. Kasai N, Kondo O, Suzuki K, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Mar 9;12(3):e0006341. Download PDF   Drug targeted virtual screening and molecular dynamics of LipU protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae. Kaur G, Pandey B, Kumar A, et al. J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn. 2018:1-38. Read abstract   Socioeconomic benefit to individuals of achieving 2020 targets for four neglected tropical diseases controlled/eliminated by innovative and intensified disease management: Human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, visceral leishmaniasis, Chagas disease. Lenk EJ, Redekop WK, Luyendijk M, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Mar 13;12(3):e0006250. Download PDF   The distribution of district-level leprosy incidence in India is geometric-stable, consistent with subcriticality. Lietman TM, Worden L, Liu F, et al. Epidemics. 2018 Feb 14. Download PDF   Utility of immunoglobulin isotypes against LID-1 and NDO-LID for, particularly IgG1, confirming the diagnosis of multibacillary leprosy. Marçal PHF, de Fraga LAO, de Mattos AMM, et al. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. 2018; 113(5):e170467. Download PDF   Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection. Mercadante LM, Pegas ES, dos Santos MAS, et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2018; 93(1):123-125. Download PDF   Emerging concepts of adaptive immunity in leprosy. Mitra DK, Sadhu S. Front Immunol. 2018. Read abstract   Dietary diversity and poverty as risk factors for leprosy in Indonesia: A case-control study. Oktaria S, Hurif NS, Naim W, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Mar 13;12(3):e0006317. Download PDF   Fatal dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome with hypothyroidism and steroid-induced diabetes mellitus. Pai S, Munshi R, Nayak C. Indian J Pharmacol. 2017 Sep-Oct;49(5):396-398. Download PDF   Chronic, persistent angioedema and sinusitis-like presentation of multibacillary leprosy. Pawar M, Zawar V, Kumavat S, et al. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2018 Mar 7. Read abstract   A study of selenium in leprosy. Partogi D, Dalimunthe DA, Hazlianda CP. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2018; 6(3):1-3. Download PDF   Innate immune responses in leprosy. Pinheiro RO, Schmitz V, Silva BJ, et al. Front Immunol. 2018. Download PDF   Clinical and Histopathological Response to Multidrug Therapy in Paucibacillary Leprosy at the end of 6 Months: A Prospective Observational Study from Eastern India. Podder I, Saha A, Bandyopadhyay D. Indian J Dermatol. 2018 Jan-Feb;63(1):47-52. Download PDF   Systemic nocardiosis in a lepromatous leprosy patient with type 2 reaction. Pretty M, Bifi J, Radhakrishnan K, et al. Int J Dermatol. 2018 Mar 9. Read abstract   Neuropathic pain in leprosy: symptom profile characterization and comparison with neuropathic pain of other etiologies. Raicher I, Stump PRNAG, Harnik SB, et al. PAIN Reports. 2018:1-7. Download PDF   Enzymatic Oxidative Stress Indicators and Oxidative Stress Index in Patients of Leprosy. Raka I, Rastogi MK, Gahalaut P, et al. Nepal J Dermatol Venereol & Leprol. 2018; 16(1):35-40. Download PDF   Current situation of leprosy in India and its future implications. Rao NP, Suneetha S. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2018; 9(2):83-89. Download PDF   BCG and adverse events in the context of leprosy. Richardus R, van Hooij A, van den Eeden S, et al. Front Immunol. 2018. Download PDF   miRNome Expression Analysis Reveals New Players on Leprosy Immune Physiopathology. Salgado CG, Pinto P, Bouth RC, et al. Front Immunol. 2018 Mar 9;9:463. Download PDF   [Leprosy trends in children under 15 years of age in Brazil, 2001-2016]. Schneider PB, Freitas BHBM. Cad Saude Publica. 2018 Mar 12;34(3):e00101817. Download PDF   Coinfection of leprosy and tuberculosis. Shetty S, Umakanth S, Manandhar B, et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2018; 2018. Read abstract   Blood coagulation abnormalities in multibacillary leprosy patients. Silva DSD, Teixeira LAC, Beghini DG, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Mar 22; 12(3):e0006214. Download PDF   Resistance to anti leprosy drugs in multi-bacillary leprosy: A cross sectional study from a tertiary care centre in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Singh SK, Kumar A, Nath G, et al. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2018 Mar 14. Download PDF   Autoimmunity to tropomyosin- specific peptides induced by M. leprae in leprosy patients: Identification of mimicking proteins. Singh I, Yadav AR, Mohanty KK, et al. Front Immunol. 2018. Download PDF   Final Leprosy Push: Out of Society. Thangaraju P, Venkatesan S, Showkath Ali MK. Indian J Community Med. 2018 Jan-Mar;43(1):58-59. Download PDF   Structural Implications of Mutations Conferring Rifampin Resistance in Mycobacterium leprae. Vedithi SC, Malhotra S, Das M, et al. Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 22;8(1):5016. Download PDF   Multibacillary Leprosy in a Child. Wang M, Zhu HJ, Geng QW, et al. Chin Med J (Engl). 2018 Apr 5;131(7):877-878. Download PDF   Association analysis of the genetic polymorphisms with leprosy subtypes in Chinese Han population from Northern China. Wang C, Wang Z, Wang H, et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Mar 24. Read abstract   Extensive Lepromatous Lymphadenitis Preceding Lesions on the Face and Earlobes: An Unusual Presentation of Leprosy in Singapore. Yang SYS, Leong WMS, Kasunuran CMT, et al. Case Rep Dermatol. 2018 Feb 14;10(1):35-40. 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-88 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

 

 

Global Leprosy Programme http://www.searo.who.int/entity/global_leprosy_programme/en/ 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/ LML - S Deepak, B Naafs, S Noto and P Schreuder LML blog link: http://leprosymailinglist.blogspot.it/ Contact: Dr Pieter Schreuder << editorlml@gmail.com