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    Enrico Nunzi, Cesare Massone, Françoise Portaels, editors.
    Summary: A highly disabling infectious disease in developing countries, leprosy, or Hansens disease, is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, and is still very relevant for the human community due to its transmissible nature, variable presentation and composite clinical picture. Early identification of leprosy and Buruli ulcer (also caused by a Mycobacterium, M. ulcerans) is critical to prevent spreading and patient disability and to establish appropriate therapy. This richly illustrated, completely revised second edition of Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer describes the characteristic signs of both these diseases, and contents include abnormalities of the skin, nerves, eyes, hands, feet, testes and bone. It also presents the latest diagnostic tools to identify and quantify organ damage to enable readers to recognize and treat this composite systemic disorder, which can represent a true medical emergency if affecting eyes, nerves, and kidneys. Further, it includes additional chapters on leprosy in childhood, prophylaxis and vaccines. For both leprosy and Buruli ulcer, this handy guide helps practitioners and nursing personnel to spot the different clinical manifestations, make a prompt diagnosis and apply effective treatment of both these diseases.

    Contents:
    Foreword
    Preface
    Part I Leprosy: General Section
    1. History and Phylogeography of Leprosy
    2. Microbiology of Mycobacterium leprae
    3. Genetics of Leprosy
    4. Host Response to Mycobacterium leprae
    5. Pathogenesis of Leprosy
    6. Classification of Leprosy
    Part II Leprosy: Patients Examination
    7. Leprosy Patient History
    8. Laboratory Investigations in Leprosy
    Part III Skin
    9. Physical Examination in Leprosy: Skin
    10. Clinical Features of Leprosy
    11. LucioLatapi Leprosy
    12. Histopathology of the Skin in Leprosy [FP1]
    13. Differential Diagnosis of Leprosy: Skin
    Part IV Leprosy and Nerves
    14. Peripheral Nerves in Leprosy
    15. The Leprosy Neuropathy
    16. Primary Neural Leprosy
    17. Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Leprosy
    18. Electrodiagnostic Studies in Leprosy
    19. Imaging in Leprosy
    20. Differential Diagnosis of Leprosy: Nerves
    Part V Reactions in Leprosy
    21. Reactions in Leprosy
    22. Lucios Phenomenon in Leprosy
    Part VI Leprosy: Systemic Involvement
    23. Ocular Involvement in Leprosy
    24. Otolaryngological Manifestations of Leprosy
    25. Other Organs involved in Leprosy
    Part VII Patients Management in Leprosy
    26. Diagnostic Work-Up of Leprosy
    27. Drugs in Leprosy
    28. Treatment and Prophylaxis of Leprosy
    29. Prognosis of Leprosy
    30. Neurolysis in Leprosy
    31. Prevention of Disability and Ulcer Care in Leprosy
    32. Surgical and Social Rehabilitation in Leprosy
    Part VIII Leprosy and Community
    33. Leprosy in Pregnancy
    34. Leprosy in Childhood
    35. Leprosy and HIV/AIDS Co-infection
    36. Epidemiology of Leprosy
    37. Leprosy Control
    38. The Leprosy Mailing List
    Part IX Buruli Ulcer: General Section
    39. History and geographic distribution of Buruli ulcer
    40. Microbiology of Mycobacterium ulcerans
    Part X Buruli Ulcer: Patients Examination
    41. Laboratory Investigations in Buruli ulcer
    42. Clinical Features of Buruli ulcer
    43. Differential Diagnosis of Buruli ulcer
    Part XI Buruli Ulcer: Patients Management
    44. Diagnostic Work-up of Buruli ulcer
    45. Treatment of Buruli ulcer
    46. Rehabilitation in Buruli ulcer
    Part XII Buruli Ulcer and Community
    47. Epidemiology of Buruli ulcer
    48. Buruli ulcer Control
    Subject Index.
    Digital Access Springer 2022
  • Article
    Lissner J, Schwarz W.
    Internist (Berl). 1978 Oct;19(10):559-63.
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