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Leprosy, protection against

MedGen UID:
413029
Concept ID:
C2750734
Finding
Synonym: LEPROSY, PROTECTION AGAINST
 
OMIM®: 601194; 613223

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Araujo S, Rezende MM, Sousa DC, Rosa MR, Santos DC, Goulart LR, Goulart IM
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2015 Nov-Dec;48(6):739-45. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0245-2015. PMID: 26676499
Vasconcelos LR, Fonseca JP, do Carmo RF, de Mendonça TF, Pereira VR, Lucena-Silva N, Pereira LM, Moura P, Cavalcanti Mdo S
Int J Infect Dis 2011 Aug;15(8):e551-7. Epub 2011 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.04.008. PMID: 21640628
Bradbury J
Drug Discov Today 2005 Jan 15;10(2):80-1. doi: 10.1016/S1359-6446(04)03340-9. PMID: 15718152

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mshenga MM, Mussa IA, Haji SH
AIDS Res Ther 2024 Sep 29;21(1):65. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00658-9. PMID: 39343958Free PMC Article
Wang L, Wang H, Yan L, Yu M, Yang J, Li J, Li J, Ning Y, Jiang H, Shi Y, Zhang W, Xiong L, Liu J, Kuang Y, Wang H, He J, Wang D, Li B, Liu Y, Shui T, Wang Y, Chen H, Sha X, Long H, Yu X, Shen C, Shen J, Yang X, Gu H, Zhang G, Wang B
N Engl J Med 2023 May 18;388(20):1843-1852. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2205487. PMID: 37195940
Quan DH, Kwong AJ, Hansbro PM, Britton WJ
Eur Respir Rev 2022 Jun 30;31(164) Epub 2022 Jun 7 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0252-2021. PMID: 35675921Free PMC Article
da Silva Prata RB, Mendes MA, Soares VC, França-Costa J, Sales AM, Duppré NC, de Matos Borges V, da Silva TP, Bozza PT, Bozza MT, Sarno EN, Moraes MO, Sperandio da Silva GM, Pinheiro RO
Sci Rep 2022 May 12;12(1):7850. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-11944-9. PMID: 35552484Free PMC Article
Richardus JH, Oskam L
Clin Dermatol 2015 Jan-Feb;33(1):19-25. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2014.07.009. PMID: 25432807

Diagnosis

Quan DH, Kwong AJ, Hansbro PM, Britton WJ
Eur Respir Rev 2022 Jun 30;31(164) Epub 2022 Jun 7 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0252-2021. PMID: 35675921Free PMC Article
da Silva Prata RB, Mendes MA, Soares VC, França-Costa J, Sales AM, Duppré NC, de Matos Borges V, da Silva TP, Bozza PT, Bozza MT, Sarno EN, Moraes MO, Sperandio da Silva GM, Pinheiro RO
Sci Rep 2022 May 12;12(1):7850. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-11944-9. PMID: 35552484Free PMC Article
Parker HA, Forrester L, Kaldor CD, Dickerhof N, Hampton MB
Front Immunol 2021;12:782495. Epub 2021 Dec 23 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.782495. PMID: 35003097Free PMC Article
Coppola M, van den Eeden SJF, Robbins N, Wilson L, Franken KLMC, Adams LB, Gillis TP, Ottenhoff THM, Geluk A
Front Immunol 2018;9:308. Epub 2018 Feb 26 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00308. PMID: 29535713Free PMC Article
Khamesipour A
Expert Opin Biol Ther 2014 Nov;14(11):1641-9. Epub 2014 Jul 31 doi: 10.1517/14712598.2014.945415. PMID: 25077737

Therapy

Quan DH, Kwong AJ, Hansbro PM, Britton WJ
Eur Respir Rev 2022 Jun 30;31(164) Epub 2022 Jun 7 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0252-2021. PMID: 35675921Free PMC Article
Yamazaki-Nakashimada MA, Unzueta A, Berenise Gámez-González L, González-Saldaña N, Sorensen RU
Hum Vaccin Immunother 2020 Aug 2;16(8):1841-1850. Epub 2020 Jan 29 doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1706930. PMID: 31995448Free PMC Article
Askarizadeh A, Badiee A, Khamesipour A
Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2020 Feb;17(2):167-187. Epub 2020 Jan 14 doi: 10.1080/17425247.2020.1713746. PMID: 31914821
Coppola M, van den Eeden SJF, Robbins N, Wilson L, Franken KLMC, Adams LB, Gillis TP, Ottenhoff THM, Geluk A
Front Immunol 2018;9:308. Epub 2018 Feb 26 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00308. PMID: 29535713Free PMC Article
Bretscher PA
Immunol Today 1992 Sep;13(9):342-5. doi: 10.1016/0167-5699(92)90168-7. PMID: 1466750

Prognosis

Hasker E, Assoumani Y, Randrianantoandro A, Ramboarina S, Braet SM, Cauchoix B, Baco A, Mzembaba A, Salim Z, Amidy M, Grillone S, Attoumani N, Grillone SH, Ronse M, Peeters Grietens K, Rakoto-Andrianarivelo M, Harinjatovo H, Supply P, Snijders R, Hoof C, Tsoumanis A, Suffys P, Rasamoelina T, Corstjens P, Ortuno-Gutierrez N, Geluk A, Cambau E, de Jong BC
Lancet Glob Health 2024 Jun;12(6):e1017-e1026. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00062-7. PMID: 38762282
Wang L, Wang H, Yan L, Yu M, Yang J, Li J, Li J, Ning Y, Jiang H, Shi Y, Zhang W, Xiong L, Liu J, Kuang Y, Wang H, He J, Wang D, Li B, Liu Y, Shui T, Wang Y, Chen H, Sha X, Long H, Yu X, Shen C, Shen J, Yang X, Gu H, Zhang G, Wang B
N Engl J Med 2023 May 18;388(20):1843-1852. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2205487. PMID: 37195940
da Silva Prata RB, Mendes MA, Soares VC, França-Costa J, Sales AM, Duppré NC, de Matos Borges V, da Silva TP, Bozza PT, Bozza MT, Sarno EN, Moraes MO, Sperandio da Silva GM, Pinheiro RO
Sci Rep 2022 May 12;12(1):7850. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-11944-9. PMID: 35552484Free PMC Article
Maeda Y, Brennan PJ, Makino M
Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi 2004 Feb;73(1):15-21. doi: 10.5025/hansen.73.15. PMID: 15035064
Martínez Domínguez V, Gallego Garbajosa P, Mg Gyi M, Tamondong CT, Sundaresan T, Bechelli LM, Lwin K, Sansarricq H, Walter J, Noussitou FM
Bull World Health Organ 1980;58(1):81-9. PMID: 6445792Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Wang L, Wang H, Yan L, Yu M, Yang J, Li J, Li J, Ning Y, Jiang H, Shi Y, Zhang W, Xiong L, Liu J, Kuang Y, Wang H, He J, Wang D, Li B, Liu Y, Shui T, Wang Y, Chen H, Sha X, Long H, Yu X, Shen C, Shen J, Yang X, Gu H, Zhang G, Wang B
N Engl J Med 2023 May 18;388(20):1843-1852. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2205487. PMID: 37195940
Parker HA, Forrester L, Kaldor CD, Dickerhof N, Hampton MB
Front Immunol 2021;12:782495. Epub 2021 Dec 23 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.782495. PMID: 35003097Free PMC Article
Van't Noordende AT, Bakirtzief da Silva Pereira Z, Biswas P, Ilyas M, Krishnan V, Parasa J, Kuipers P
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021 Apr;15(4):e0009329. Epub 2021 Apr 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009329. PMID: 33798199Free PMC Article
Richardus JH, Oskam L
Clin Dermatol 2015 Jan-Feb;33(1):19-25. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2014.07.009. PMID: 25432807
Maeda Y, Brennan PJ, Makino M
Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi 2004 Feb;73(1):15-21. doi: 10.5025/hansen.73.15. PMID: 15035064

Recent systematic reviews

Varshney D, Singh S, Sinha E, Mohanty KK, Kumar S, Kumar Barik S, Patil SA, Katara P
Cytokine 2022 Apr;152:155791. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155791. PMID: 35158257
Niitsuma ENA, Bueno IC, Arantes EO, Carvalho APM, Xavier Junior GF, Fernandes GDR, Lana FCF
Rev Bras Epidemiol 2021;24:e210039. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1590/1980-549720210039. PMID: 34231829
do Carmo RF, Neves JRL, Oliveira PRS, Vasconcelos LRS, de Souza CDF
Infect Genet Evol 2021 Sep;93:104945. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104945. PMID: 34052419
Barreto ML, Pereira SM, Ferreira AA
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2006 Jul;82(3 Suppl):S45-54. doi: 10.2223/JPED.1499. PMID: 16826312
Smith CM, Smith WC
J Infect 2000 Sep;41(2):137-42. doi: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0698. PMID: 11023757

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