Update on leprosy.

SNMarlowe; DN Lockwood ORCID logo; (2001) Update on leprosy. Hospital medicine (London, England, 62 (8). pp. 471-476. ISSN 1462-3935 DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.8.1622
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Leprosy, a result of infection by Mycobacterium leprae, is a leading cause of peripheral neuropathy. The World Health Organization aimed to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem by 2000, but this has not been attained. Patients with leprosy continue to present in the UK. The diagnosis of leprosy is frequently not considered, with resultant pathological and psychological problems for patients.
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Keywords Clofazimine/therapeutic use, Dapsone/therapeutic use, Diagnosis, Differential, Drug Therapy, Combination, Human, Leprostatic Agents/therapeutic use, Leprosy/*diagnosis/drug therapy/psychology, Mycobacterium leprae/isolation & purification, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/*diagnosis/drug therapy/psychology, Rifampin/therapeutic use, Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Clofazimine, therapeutic use, Dapsone, therapeutic use, Diagnosis, Differential, Drug Therapy, Combination, Human, Leprostatic Agents, therapeutic use, Leprosy, diagnosis, drug therapy, psychology, Mycobacterium leprae, isolation & purification, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, diagnosis, drug therapy, psychology, Rifampin, therapeutic use, Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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