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==[[Leprosy historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
==[[Leprosy historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==


==[[Leprosy characteristics|Classification]]==
==[[Leprosy classification|Classification]]==


==[[Leprosy pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
==[[Leprosy pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
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==[[Leprosy risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
==[[Leprosy risk factors|Risk Factors]]==


==[[Leprosy natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==
==[[Leprosy natural history, complications and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
[[Leprosy history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Leprosy physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Leprosy laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Leprosy x ray|X Ray]] | [[Leprosy other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Leprosy other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]
[[Leprosy diagnostic criteria|Diagnostic Criteria]] | [[Leprosy history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Leprosy physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Leprosy laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Leprosy x ray|X Ray]] | [[Leprosy other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Leprosy other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Leprosy medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Leprosy surgery|Surgery]] | [[Leprosy primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Leprosy secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Leprosy cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Leprosy future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
[[Leprosy medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Leprosy surgery|Surgery]] | [[Leprosy primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Leprosy secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Leprosy tertiary prevention|Tertiary Prevention]] | [[Leprosy cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Leprosy future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]


==Case Studies==
==Case Studies==
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==Related Chapters==
==Related Chapters==
* [[Tuberculosis]]
* [[Tuberculosis]]
==Further Reading==
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* {{cite journal | author = Clark E | title = Social Welfare and Mutual Aid in the Medieval Countryside | work = Vill, Guild, and Gentry: Forces of Community in Later Medieval England | journal = The Journal of British Studies | year = 1994 | volume = 33 | issue = 4 | pages = pp. 394–6 | url= http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-9371(199410)33%3A4%3C381%3ASWAMAI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L}}
* {{cite book | author = Icon Health Publications | title = Leprosy: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References | edition = | publisher = San Diego: Icon Health Publications | year = 2004 | isbn = 0-597-84006-7}}
* {{cite journal | author = Rawcliffe C | title = Learning to Love the Leper: aspects of institutional Charity in Anglo Norman England | journal = Anglo Norman Studies | year = 2001 | volume = 23 | pages = pp. 233–52 | url= }}
* {{cite book | author = Rawcliffe C | title = Leprosy in Medieval England | publisher = Boydell Press | location = Ipswich | year = 2006 | isbn = 1843832739 }}
* {{cite book | author = Talarigo J | title = The Pearl Diver: (fiction) young woman with leprosy is exiled to leprosy colony in Japan, 1929 | edition = | publisher = Doubleday | year= 2004 | isbn = 1-4025-8661-2}}
* {{cite book | author = Tayman J | title = The Colony : The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai | edition = | publisher =  Simon & Schuster | year = 2006 | isbn = 0-7432-3300 }}
{{refend}}


==External Links==
==External Links==
{{commons|Leprosy}}
{{commons|Leprosy}}
* [http://www.hrsa.gov/hansens/ National Hansen's Disease Programs (NHDP), U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration]
* [http://www.hrsa.gov/hansens/ National Hansen's Disease Programs (NHDP), U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration]
* [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/hansens_t.htm Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)] - [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]
* [http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/hansens_disease]
* [http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/hansens_disease]
* [http://www.who.int/lep/en/ World Health Organization (WHO) leprosy website]
* [http://www.who.int/lep/en/ World Health Organization (WHO) leprosy website]
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[[Category:Leprosy]]
[[Category:Leprosy]]
[[Category:Infectious skin diseases]]
[[Category:Infectious skin diseases]]
[[Category:Bacterial diseases]]
[[Category:Bacterial diseases]]
[[Category:Neglected diseases]]
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2] Kiran Singh, M.D. [3]

Synonyms and keywords: Hansen's disease

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