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Name = Leprosy | | Name = Leprosy | | ||
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Caption = A 24-year-old man infected with leprosy. | | Caption = A 24-year-old man infected with leprosy. | | ||
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==[[Leprosy overview|Overview]]== | ==[[Leprosy overview|Overview]]== | ||
==[[Leprosy | ==[[Leprosy historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]== | ||
==[[Leprosy | ==[[Leprosy characteristics|Classification]]== | ||
==[[Leprosy pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== | ==[[Leprosy pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== | ||
==[[Leprosy epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology | ==[[Leprosy causes|Causes]]== | ||
==[[Leprosy differential diagnosis|Differentiating Leprosy from other Diseases]]== | |||
==[[Leprosy epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]== | |||
==[[Leprosy risk factors|Risk Factors]]== | ==[[Leprosy risk factors|Risk Factors]]== | ||
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==[[Leprosy screening|Screening]]== | ==[[Leprosy screening|Screening]]== | ||
==[[Leprosy natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]== | |||
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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
[[Leprosy history and symptoms|History | [[Leprosy history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Leprosy physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Leprosy staging|Staging]] | [[Leprosy laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Leprosy electrocardiogram|Electrocardiogram]] | [[Leprosy x ray|X Ray]] | [[Leprosy CT|CT]] | [[Leprosy MRI|MRI]] | [[Leprosy ultrasound|Ultrasound]] | [[Leprosy other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Leprosy other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]] | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
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* [[Tuberculosis]] | * [[Tuberculosis]] | ||
==Further | ==Further Reading== | ||
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== | ==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] | ||
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* [http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020341 The Global Campaign to Eliminate Leprosy] article from ''PLoS Medicine'' | * [http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020341 The Global Campaign to Eliminate Leprosy] article from ''PLoS Medicine'' | ||
==History of leprosy== | |||
* [http://www.leprosyhistory.org/ ILA Global Project on the History of Leprosy] | * [http://www.leprosyhistory.org/ ILA Global Project on the History of Leprosy] | ||
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* {{cite web | title = Interview with author John Tayman (''The Colony'') | work = IT Conversations Tech Nation | url = http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail975.html | format = MP3 audio: runtime = 00:23:20, 10.7 mb | date = 2006-02-07 | accessdate = 2007-03-22}} | * {{cite web | title = Interview with author John Tayman (''The Colony'') | work = IT Conversations Tech Nation | url = http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail975.html | format = MP3 audio: runtime = 00:23:20, 10.7 mb | date = 2006-02-07 | accessdate = 2007-03-22}} | ||
==Research== | |||
* [http://www.granuloma.homestead.com/leprosy.html Pathology Images of Leprosy and Other Granulomatous diseases] Yale Rosen, M.D. | * [http://www.granuloma.homestead.com/leprosy.html Pathology Images of Leprosy and Other Granulomatous diseases] Yale Rosen, M.D. |
Revision as of 16:19, 10 December 2012
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Leprosy Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
Case Studies |
Leprosy On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Leprosy |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Leprosy from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | X Ray | CT | MRI | Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention
Related chapters
Further Reading
- Clark E (1994). "Social Welfare and Mutual Aid in the Medieval Countryside". The Journal of British Studies. 33 (4): pp. 394–6. More than one of
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- Icon Health Publications (2004). Leprosy: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References. San Diego: Icon Health Publications. ISBN 0-597-84006-7.
- Rawcliffe C (2001). "Learning to Love the Leper: aspects of institutional Charity in Anglo Norman England". Anglo Norman Studies. 23: pp. 233–52.
- Rawcliffe C (2006). Leprosy in Medieval England. Ipswich: Boydell Press. ISBN 1843832739.
- Talarigo J (2004). The Pearl Diver: (fiction) young woman with leprosy is exiled to leprosy colony in Japan, 1929. Doubleday. ISBN 1-4025-8661-2.
- Tayman J (2006). The Colony : The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-3300 Check
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External Links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leprosy. |
- National Hansen's Disease Programs (NHDP), U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
- Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- World Health Organization (WHO) leprosy website
- American Leprosy Missions
- The Global Campaign to Eliminate Leprosy article from PLoS Medicine
History of leprosy
- ILA Global Project on the History of Leprosy
- National Hansen's Disease Museum
- BBC News: Slave trade key to leprosy spread
- "Interview with author John Tayman (The Colony)" (MP3 audio: runtime = 00:23:20, 10.7 mb). IT Conversations Tech Nation. 2006-02-07. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
Research
- Pathology Images of Leprosy and Other Granulomatous diseases Yale Rosen, M.D.
- INFOLEP Leprosy Information Services
- Leprosy Review
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