Medical Leprosy

Leprosy: Symptoms, Pictures, Types, and Treatment

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Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) | CDC

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Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy) is an infection caused by slow-growing bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. It can affect the nerves, skin, eyes, and lining of …

Leprosy - World Health Organization

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Leprosy is an age-old disease and is described in the literature of ancient civilizations. It is a chronic infectious disease which is caused by a type of bacteria called …

Diagnosis and Treatment | Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)

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Corneal ulcers or blindness can also occur if facial nerves are affected, due to loss of sensation of the cornea (outside) of the eye. Other signs of advanced leprosy …

Leprosy Symptoms, Treatments, History, and Causes

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Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the arms, legs, and skin areas around your body. Leprosy has …

Leprosy (Hansen's Disease): Causes, Symptoms

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Leprosy (also called Hansen’s disease) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae (my-co-bak-TEER-ee-um LEP-pray). It can affect your eyes, skin, …

Leprosy Treatment & Management: …

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In cases of both rifampicin and ofloxacin resistance, the recommended treatment is clarithromycin, minocycline, and clofazimine for 6 months, followed by clarithromycin or …

Leprosy | definition of leprosy by Medical dictionary

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Leprosy Definition Leprosy is a slowly progressing bacterial infection that affects the skin, peripheral nerves in the hands and feet, and mucous membranes of the nose, throat, and …

National Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Program Caring …

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The National Hansen's Disease Program is the epicenter of Hansen's disease (leprosy) care, research and information in the U.S. Cares for patients at its facility in Baton Rouge. …

Leprosy: Treatment and management of complications

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1 Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado. 2 Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, …