Renal involvement in 20 lepromatous leprosy (LL) and 5 non-lepromatous patients was
assessed by (a) biochemical analysis of blood and urine,(b) renal functional tests, and (c) …

An estimated 1.34 million cases of leprosy occur worldwide and 7.53 lakh cases are on
record globally with a prevalence rate of 1.25 per 10,000 population [1]. India accounts for …

Aim Leprosy classically presents with cutaneous and neural involvement. Rheumatological
manifestations are frequent, although often under‐recognized. At times, these may present …

Leprosy is a well-known disease (Hansen's Disease) since the days of Sushruta and
Charkas and is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. In Vedic reference, it is mentioned as …

The presence of autoantibodies in leprosy, especially in lepromatous leprosy, has been
widely investigated. Autoantibodies have been found against almost all body tissues …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty male patients with polar leprosy were studied. Thirty-
three had polar lepromatous disease and 27 polar tuberculoid leprosy. These patients were …

Scrotal biopsies were obtained from 38 cases of lepromatous leprosy who were clinically
subsided and had negative skin smears. Twenty six (68.4%) of these cases revealed bacilli …

Lepromatous Leprosy Masquerading as Infective and Inflammatory Skin Conditions: A Series
of Four Cases Page 1 Case Series Journal of Communicable Diseases (P-ISSN: 0019-5138 & …

Various bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal opportunistic infections occur frequently in
immunocompromised individuals, however, leprosy in retroviral disease is a relatively rare …