Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:

13899.   Lolge SJ, Morani AC, Chaubal NG, Khopkar US. Sonographically guided nerve biopsy. J Ultrasound Med. 2005 Oct;24(10):1427-30.

Pathogenesis:

13900.     Ellertsen LK, Wiker HG, Egeberg NT, Hetland G. Allergic sensitisation in tuberculosis and leprosy patients. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2005 Nov;138(3):217-24. 

13901.   Montagna NA, de Oliveira ML, Mandarim-de-Lacerda CA, Chimelli L. Leprosy: contribution of mast cells to epineurial collagenization. Clin Neuropathol. 2005 Nov-Dec;24(6):284-90.

13902.   Oliveira RB, Sampaio EP, Aarestrup F, Teles RM, Silva TP, Oliveira AL, Antas PR, Sarno EN. Cytokines and Mycobacterium leprae induce apoptosis in human Schwann cells. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2005 Oct;64(10):882-90.

13903.   Ranque B, Alcais A, Thuc NV, Woynard S, Thai VH, Huong NT, Ba NN, Khoa PX, Schurr E, Abel L. A recessive major gene controls the mitsuda reaction in a region endemic for leprosy. J Infect Dis. 2005 Oct 15;192(8):1475-82.

13904.  Vijayaraghavan R, Suribabu CS, Sekar B, Oommen PK, Kavithalakshmi SN, Madhusudhanan N, Panneerselvam C. Protective role of vitamin E on the oxidative stress in Hansen's disease (Leprosy) patients. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Oct;59(10):1121-8.

13905.     Zhang L, Budiawan T, Matsuoka M. Diversity of potential short tandem repeats in Mycobacterium leprae and application for molecular typing. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Oct;43(10):5221-9. 

Therapy:

13906.   Moonot P, Ashwood N, Lockwood D. Orthopaedic complications of leprosy. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Oct;87(10):1328-32. Review.