Over 200,000 new cases of leprosy are detected each year, of which approximately 7% are
associated with grade-2 disabilities (G2Ds). For achieving leprosy elimination, one of the …

Leprosy, once considered as poor man's disease may cause severe neurological
complications and physical disabilities. Classification of leprosy depends upon the cell …

Objective: To investigate in the literature the relation of socioeconomic factors in the
incidence of the disease and other outcomes related to leprosy. Method: Integrative review …

Background Poverty has long been considered a risk factor for leprosy and is related to
nutritional deficiencies. In this study, we aim to investigate the association between poverty …

Background While prednisolone is commonly used to treat recent nerve function impairment
(NFI) in leprosy patients, the optimal treatment duration has not yet been established. In this …

Background Non-healing plantar ulcers are one of the significant causes of disability in
leprosy patients. Plantar ulcers often take months or years to heal, affecting the patient's …

Background Ethiopia has over 3,200 new cases of leprosy diagnosed every year.
Prevention remains a challenge as transmission pathways are poorly understood …

Leprosy still represents a serious health problem in a number of countries, including Brazil.
Although leprosy has been associated with poverty for a long time, it is still difficult to …

Nutrition plays a critical and crucial role in addressing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
and their complications, as they often contribute to malnutrition, which can worsen the …

The number of new cases of leprosy reported worldwide has remained essentially
unchanged for the last decade despite continued global use of free multidrug therapy (MDT) …