FW: (LML) Infolep monthly overview of new publications on leprosy - August 2019

 

Leprosy Mailing List – August 6,  2019

Ref.:  (LML)   Infolep monthly overview of new publications on leprosy - August 2019

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 recently added to the Infolep website. To search the full collection, please visit www.leprosy-information.org. Coming soon: A new website for Infolep! The Infolep team is currently working hard on a brand-new website. Stay tuned. You will read all about it in the next Infolep update.    With warm regards, Jiske Erlings Infolep Coordinator & Information Officer www.leprosy-information.org j.erlings@infolep.org

 

 

Highlighted publications, tools & websites

 

 

The missing billion : Access to health services for 1 billion people with disabilities. Kuper H, Heydt P. LSHTM. 2019.  One billion people around the world live with disabilities. This report makes the case that they are being "left behind" in the global community's work on health. Read online

 

 

New publications

 

 

Meeting report: the Leprosy Research Initiative Spring Meeting.  Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2):183–200. Download DPF   The cell fate regulator NUPR1 is induced by Mycobacterium leprae via type I interferon in human leprosy. R Andrade P, Mehta M, Lu J, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Jul 25;13(7):e0007589.  Download PDF   Resistance as a cause for chronic steroid dependent ENL - a novel paradigm with potential implications in management.  Arora P, Sardana K, Agarwal A, Lavinia M. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2):201– 205. Download PDF   Epidemiological model for pediatrics patients with leprosy infection. Badeji–Ajisafe, B., Victor, A., & Omotola, A. Int J of Trop Dis & H. 2019;37(1): 1-9.  Download PDF   Image Gallery: Clofazimine-induced hyperpigmentation of leprosy plaques. Bishnoi A, Chatterjee D, Narang T, Dogra S. Br J Dermatol. 2019 Jul 7. Read more   The role of tibialis posterior tendon transfer in foot drop by circumtibial route and evaluation of the results according to criteria Chaurasia RK. Int Surgery J. 2019.  Download PDF   Intact Mycobacterium leprae isolated from placenta of a pregnant woman, China. Chen Z, Kuang Y, Jiang H, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Aug;25(8):1604-1607. Download PDF   Childhood leprosy in the light of global leprosy strategy 2016-2020. Devi K, Renu V, Asokan N. Ind J Lepr. 2019;91:1-6. Download PDF   Pleiotropic effects for Parkin and LRRK2 in leprosy type-1 reactions and Parkinson's disease. Fava VM, Xu YZ, Lettre G. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jul 15. Download PDF   Primary neural leprosy mimicking rheumatological disorders. Freitas RCS, Pereira CAZ, Muri NT, et al. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2019 Jul 22;65(6):767-770. Download PDF   Leprosy-a raging persistent enigma. Galhotra A, Panigrahi SK, Pal A. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jun;8(6):1863-1866. Download PDF   Innovative methods for leprosy new case detection by tent awareness programmes in an urban setting in India. Govindharaj P, John AS. da Silva MCD, Paz EPA. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2): Download PDF   Leprosy in French Guiana 2007-2014: a re-emerging public health problem. Graille J, Blaizot R, Darrigade AS, et al. Br J Dermatol. 2019 Jul 8 Read more   Histoid Leprosy: de novo case with atypical presentation. Hans T, Agarwal S, Yadav S, Choudhary A. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2):215-221. Download PDF   Cell biology of intracellular adaptation of Mycobacterium leprae in the peripheral nervous system. Hess S, Rambukkana A. Microbiol Spectr. 2019 Jul;7(4). Read more   Contact tracing of leprosy patients using modified family motivation card (MFMC) in a low-endemic state of India.  Hirevenkangoudar AL, Palit A, Inamadar AC. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2): Download PDF   Impact of General health volunteers on leprosy control in Nimba County, Liberia: an experience from the Ganta Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre over 2013– 2015. Kasang C, Krishnan SN, Menkor N, Puchner K. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2): 161-166. Download PDF   DNA gyrase could be a crucial regulatory factor for growth and survival of Mycobacterium leprae. Kim H, Fukutomi Y, Nakajima C, et al. Sci Rep. 2019 Jul 25;9(1):10815. Download PDF   A systematic review of adverse drug reactions associated with Thalidomide in the treatment of erythema nodosum leprosum. Mahmoud M, Walker SL. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2):142–160. Download PDF   Asymptomatic filariasis and leprosy co-morbidity in a patient with suspected Guillain–Barrè syndrome: the first case report of an incidental finding in a slit-skin smear. Nag S, Gupta S, Sisodia J. Access Microb. 2019.  Download PDF   Socioeconomic determinants of leprosy new case detection in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort: a population-based linkage study. Nery JS, Ramond A, Pescarini JM, et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jul 18. pii: S2214-109X(19)30260-8. Download PDF   The first report of pure neuritic leprosy with involvement of the anterior femoral cutaneous nerve. Neto FBA, Neto RA, Cardoso LMC. Neurol Int. 2019 Jun 18;11(2):8001. Download PDF   Quantifying risk factors to guide progress towards leprosy elimination. Pandey A, Galvani AP. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jul 18. Download PDF   Utility of multiplex PCR for early diagnosis and household contact surveillance for leprosy. Pathak VK, Singh I, Turankar RP, et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Jun 20. Read more   Autonomic dysfunction in leprosy: are we overlooking an early diagnostic sign? Pawar M. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2):206– 209. Download PDF   Spontaneously occurring chronic non-healing cutaneous ulcers in an Indian male. Pawar M, Zawar P. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2):222-226. Download PDF   Wanda Błeńska and the program of leprosy treatment in Uganda. Polak A. Clinics in Dermatology. 2019. Read more   Suggested protocol for the management of leprosy by primary health-care clinicians. Ramasamy R. Curr Med Issues 2019;17:6-9. Read more   Use of validated severity scales for measurement of lepra reactions. Rana DSJB, Dulal S. Ind J Lepr. 2019; 91:55-63. Download PDF   Negative specificity for DSF70 in ANA positive leprosy sera. Ribeiro SLE, Nunes GPS, de Freitas HEG, et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Jul 5. Read more   Clinical and epidemiological indicators and spatial analysis of leprosy cases in patients under 15 years old in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil: an ecological and time series study. Santos MB, Santos ADD, Barreto AS, et al. BMJ Open. 2019 Jul 27;9(7):e023420. Download PDF   Interesting and unusual presentation(s) of leprosy resulting in delayed diagnosis. Saraswat N, Agerwal R, Chopra A. Ind J Lepr. 2019;91:47-54. Download PDF   A panorama of the health situation in Brazil's Federal District, 2005 to 2017.  Sellera PEG, Morais Neto OL, Vasconcelos AMN, et al. Cien Saude Colet. 2019 Jun 27;24(6):2009-2020. Download PDF    Experiences of people affected by leprosy in the health services: a hermeneutic approach. da Silva MCD, Paz EPA. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2):172–182. Download PDF   [A life and death of the leprosy patients in Joseon Society considered from the anthropological perspective].  Shin DH, Shin EK. Anat Biol Anthropol. 2019 Jun;32(2):53-59.  Download PDF (Korean)   Physical disabilities due to leprosy in Alagoas State, Northeast Brazil: a temporal and spatial modeling. de Souza CDF et al. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop., 2019, e20180540. Download PDF   A clinico-epidemiological scenario of leprosy at a tertiary care centre in sub-Himalayan region: A seven year retrospective study. Tegta GR, Verma GK, Verma K. Ind J Lepr. 2019;91:7-16. Download PDF   Aspectos nutricionais de pessoas acometidas por hanseníase, entre 2001 e 2014, em municípios do semiárido brasileiro / Nutritional aspects of people affected by leprosy, between 2001 and 2014, in semi-arid Brazilian municipalities. Teixeira CSS, Medeiros DS, Alencar CH, et al. Cien Saude Colet. 2019 Jul 22;24(7):2431-2441. Download PDF   Does social vulnerability define the risk of leprosy in an endemic region? A time trend analysis in leprosy-endemic area. Verma P, Kumari P. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Aug;33(8):1447. Read more   Lepromatous leprosy mimicking basal cell carcinoma Watson T, Jenkinson HA, Kilmas NK, Mays SR. Lepr Rev. 2019;90(2):210– 214. Download PDF   Study of clinical spectrum and factors associated with disabilities in leprosy: A ten year retrospective analysis.  Williams A, Thomas EA, Bhatia A. Ind J Lepr. 2019;91:37-45. Download PDF

 

 

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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/leprosy-review-index 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: https://www.shf.or.jp/information/g/ambassador?lang=en

 

 

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. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/leprosymailinglist InfoNTD - Information on cross-cutting issues in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) https://www.infontd.org/

 

 

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