"Leprosy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A chronic granulomatous infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.
| Descriptor ID |
D007918
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.552.386
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| Concept/Terms |
Leprosy- Leprosy
- Leprosies
- Hansen Disease
- Disease, Hansen
- Hansen's Disease
- Disease, Hansen's
- Hansens Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leprosy" by people in Profiles.
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An assessment of the reported impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on leprosy services using an online survey of practitioners in leprosy referral centres. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021 12 02; 115(12):1456-1461.
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The influence of leprosy-related clinical and epidemiological variables in the occurrence and severity of COVID-19: A prospective real-world cohort study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 07; 15(7):e0009635.
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Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 on the diagnoses of Hansen's disease in Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2021; 54:e02512021.
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The effect of BCG revaccination on all-cause mortality beyond infancy: 30-year follow-up of a population-based, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial in Malawi. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 11; 21(11):1590-1597.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis of new leprosy cases in Northeastern Brazil, 2020. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Aug; 60(8):1003-1006.
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Dapsone-induced methaemoglobinaemia in leprosy: a close mimic of 'happy hypoxia' in the COVID-19 pandemic. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 09; 35(9):e568-e571.
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Enhanced IL-6 and IL-12B Gene Expression After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Leprosy Patients May Increase the Risk of Neural Damage. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 04 05; 104(6):2190-2194.
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Hansen's disease in the era of COVID-19: An observation on a series of six patients with co-infection. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Mar; 34(2):e14827.
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COVID-19, leprosy, and neutrophils. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 01; 15(1):e0009019.
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The 11th annual NTD NGO Network conference. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 11; 20(11):1238.