or tuberculoid or lepromatous leprosy 13. These findings indicated that the functional polarization of the immune system (described for the bulk lymphocyte population) is due to a change in the ...

In this report, correspondent ANIMASAHUN SALMAN sheds light on the harrowing reality faced by the children of leprosy patients living in Amanawa Camp, Sokoto State Health workers have often cited ...

Leprosy has existed for more than 3,000 years and is the one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. Though a cure is available, 200,000 individuals are still diagnosed with the disease each year.

This Review reports on a series of recent discoveries that have added to the characterization of the molecular and cellular basis of primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) in humans. A total of more ...

providencehealth.bc.ca BACKGROUND/AIMS Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in leprosy patients. There is no population based information on the cataract surgical coverage, barriers to use of ...

The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands of patients, including children ...

Li Huanying (front), an expert in the prevention and treatment of leprosy, leads an oath-taking ceremony to become a member of the Communist Party of China in 2016. [Photo provided to China Daily] ...