scholarly journals Treatment for leprosy patients in Japan. Chemotherapy of Hansen's disease in Japan-present status.

1998 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-311
Author(s):  
Masamichi Goto ◽  
Shigeki Miyagi ◽  
Hideo Takizawa ◽  
Shin-ichi Kitajima
Keyword(s):  
Present Status ◽  
Hansen's Disease ◽  
Hansen’S Disease ◽  
Leprosy Patients

scholarly journals Clinico-bacterial correlation of bacterial index in Hansen’s disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 998-1000
Author(s):  
SM Jha ◽  
AKS Dangol ◽  
S Shakya ◽  
B Jha
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Accurate Diagnosis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hansen's Disease ◽  
Hansen’S Disease ◽  
Tuberculoid Leprosy ◽  
Classi Cation ◽  
Leprosy Patients ◽  
Bacterial Index

Background: Leprosy has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. Clinical information along with Bacterial evidence is necessary to achieve accurate diagnosis. The present study was carried out to nd out clinical and bacterial correlation in various presentations according to Ridley Jopling classi cation of Hansen’s Disease. Materials and Methods: It was a hospital based cross-sectional comparative study of 72 leprosy patients over a period of 1 year and it’s clinico-Bacterial correlation was done with the help of Slit Skin Smear and clinical classi cation. Results: This study included 72 leprosy patients at various stages according to Ridley Jopling classi cation. Maximum cases belonged to Borderline Tuberculoid leprosy 28(38.88%) followed by Tuberculoid leprosy 15(20.83%). Slit Skin Smear showed 12(42.85%) of Borderline Tuberculoid and 3(20%) of Tuberculoid cases had disparity and didn’t match corresponding clinical subtype. Conclusion: Clinical features along with Bacterial index is useful in making accurate diagnosis so that appropriate treatment could be started and hence deformity and disability could be prevented. 

Protective role of vitamin E on the oxidative stress in Hansen's disease (Leprosy) patients

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 1121-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Vijayaraghavan ◽  
C S Suribabu ◽  
B Sekar ◽  
P K Oommen ◽  
S N Kavithalakshmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Vitamin E ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Hansen's Disease ◽  
Hansen’S Disease ◽  
Leprosy Patients

scholarly journals Acceptability of Immunoprophylaxis and/or Chemoprophylaxis for Household Contacts of Patients with Hansen’s Disease: A Prospective, Single-Center, Mixed Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Armi D.V. Espiridion-Calma ◽  
Belen L. Dofitas ◽  
Maria Elinor Grace Q. Sison
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hansen's Disease ◽  
Household Contacts ◽  
Hansen’S Disease ◽  
Leprosy Patients

Objectives. Leprosy is an infectious disease affecting the skin and nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Closer physical distance was found to increase risk transmission. Thus, targeted provision of prophylactic medications to household contacts of patients with leprosy could possibly aid in decreasing its incidence in a cost-effective manner. This study aimed to determine the attitudes towards disclosure of the diagnosis of leprosy and acceptance of immuno- and chemoprophylaxis for household contacts of patients undergoing treatment in a dermatology outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital in the Philippines. Methods. We conducted a prospective, single-center, cross-sectional and mixed methods study at a dermatology clinic of a tertiary hospital. All diagnosed leprosy patients, household contacts of leprosy patients, and individuals with no leprosy and no known contact with a leprosy case were invited. Eligible participants who gave consent were included in the cross-sectional survey, followed by in-depth interviews of selected participants. STATA 12 was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize information. Chi-square was computed to obtain a measure of association of important variables. The field notes and the verbatim transcriptions of the interviews and narratives were filed using an analytic memo system. Results. Fifty-five participants (22 Hansen’s disease patients, 13 household contacts, and 20 individuals unaffected by and unexposed to leprosy) were enrolled. Mean age of respondents was 38 years, 60% were female, and 85% were living in an urban setting. Majority of the patients with leprosy were borderline lepromatous (45%) to lepromatous type (27%) with mean treatment duration of 13 months. Overall, the respondents were willing to disclose the diagnosis of leprosy to their household members to facilitate provision of prophylaxis. They were also generally willing to receive prophylaxis despite potential side effects, expense, incomplete protection, and the need for yearly assessment for the development of leprosy. All respondents felt hopeful about the availability of medications that can prevent the development of leprosy and its complications, with some feeling anxious and only a few being embarrassed about receiving them. Conclusions. Prophylactic medications were found to be generally acceptable despite some concerns. There is also a willingness to disclose the diagnosis of leprosy to facilitate the targeted provision of prophylaxis to household contacts.

scholarly journals A COMMUNITY OF SECRETS: STIGMATIZATION OF FORMER HANSEN’S DISEASE PATIENTS AND THEIR GENERATIONS IN KAMPUNG SINAR BARU, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Parveen Kaur ◽  
Atiqah Abd-Rahim ◽  
Anis Jahoring ◽  
Joanna Edut ◽  
Arif Jawaid
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
State Government ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
Hansen's Disease ◽  
The Past ◽  
Hansen’S Disease ◽  
Leprosy Patients ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Past Experiences

In the early 19th century in Sarawak, Hansen’s disease or leprosy became a reportable disease where the unfortunate victims were forcibly segregated to a leprosarium, leaving behind family, relatives and future. The image of claw hands or toes and rot noses were associated with the unclean and the sinful. This chronic transmissible affliction made a great panic to the state government to ostracize sufferers in an isolated settlement back in the 1920s. Fortunately, the infection can be cured but negative attitudes towards the former leprosy patients persist until now. This paper is based on ethnographic work that explores the stigma experienced and challenges faced by former leprosy patients and their generation. The research findings are based on three months of fieldwork with seven former sufferers and three children of former sufferers who live in Kampung Sinar Baru, Kota Padawan, Sarawak, a resettlement village for the former leprosy patients. The findings reveal their dreadful past experiences on compulsory segregation in Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital (RCBMH) where they were forced to be separated from family and hometown which still haunt them till today. In addition, former patients suffer mental health consequences and humiliation from the effects of treatment and also from visible deformities. Nevertheless, they believe that the stigmatization is less severe now than in the past and empathy from society makes them become more independent.

Hansen's Disease of Lepromatous Type Occurring in a Micronesian US Soldier

2013 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-330
Author(s):  
Ikumi NAKAMURA ◽  
Sayaka YAMAGUCHI ◽  
Yoshiyuki KARIYA ◽  
Shigetaka MATORI ◽  
Kiyohito TAIRA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hansen's Disease ◽  
Hansen’S Disease

Lepromatous Type of Hansen's Disease in a Foreigner Living in Japan

2003 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-358
Author(s):  
Mayumi UJIHARA ◽  
Maki YOKOGAWA ◽  
Hajime KODAMA
Keyword(s):  
Hansen's Disease ◽  
Hansen’S Disease

Hansen's Disease Literature and Okinawa

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-76
Author(s):  
Nishimura Minetatsu
Keyword(s):  
Hansen's Disease ◽  
Hansen’S Disease

scholarly journals Examining ERBB2 as a candidate gene for susceptibility to leprosy (Hansen’s disease) in Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Ricardo Fernandes Araújo ◽  
Sarra Elisabeth Jamieson ◽  
Kathryn Margaret Dupnik ◽  
Glória Regina Monteiro ◽  
Maurício Lisboa Nobre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Candidate Gene ◽  
Hansen's Disease ◽  
Hansen’S Disease
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