Background: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease caused by
Mycobacterium leprae. Besides the skin and peripheral nerves, it also involves many …

Objective: To assess the levels of testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle
stimulating hormone (FSH) in adult males affected by lepromatous leprosy. Methodology …

Background: Hormonal dysfunction is reported among the leprosy patients. Objective: The
purpose of the present study was to see the association of testosterone level among male …

Aims and Objectives: The present study was aimed at evaluating the abnormalities of the
primary testicular hormone testosterone and the gonadotrophins LH and FSH in male …

Background Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease affecting mainly the skin
and peripheral nerves. Testicular affection with leprosy occurs mainly in the lepromatous …

Hypogonadism in male patients with Leprosy is common and may identify patients with
future risk for bone loss and osteoporosis. In the present study, we evaluated gonadal …

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted including 31 male leprosy
patients attending our OPD. After detailed clinical assessment, patients were subjected to …

Objectives: The aim of the study was to observe the risk factors of testicular dysfunction in
multibacillary (MB) leprosy. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 111 male MB …

Background: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease and affects many internal organs
in addition to the skin and peripheral nerves. Endocrine dysfunction is often silent and is …

Leprosy is a chronic infective granulomatous disease with clinical features depending upon
the host immune response. Leprosy affects cooler areas of body ie nose, superficial nerve …