Hansen's disease : a complete clinical guide

Hansen's disease : a complete clinical guide / Patrícia D. Deps, editor.

Hansens disease (leprosy) is endemic in more than 100 countries worldwide, with over 200,000 new diagnoses each year and more than 4 million people living with some form of HD-related impairment. The World Health Organizations Global Leprosy Strategy timeline for Hansens disease elimination indicate...

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Other Authors: Deps, Patrícia (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Subjects:
Leprosy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Hansens disease
  • Chapter 2: The journey to a scientific understanding of leprosy: a brief outline
  • Chapter 3: The origin, evolution and history of leprosy through a paleopathological lens
  • Chapter 4: Hansens disease and Human Rights
  • Chapter 5: Leprosy agents and principal methods of detection, identification and characterization of the leprosy agents
  • Chapter 6: Epidemiology of Hansens Disease
  • Chapter 7: Hansens Disease and One Health
  • Chapter 8: Metabolic, genetic and immunological mechanisms in susceptibility to leprosy
  • Chapter 9: Clinical aspects and classification of Hansens disease
  • Chapter 10: Reaction in Hansens disease
  • Chapter 11: Hansens disease in children
  • Chapter 12: Neuropathophysiology in Hansens disease: mechanisms of nerve injury
  • Chapter 13: Neurological manifestations
  • Chapter 14: Evaluation, monitoring, and prevention of disabilities in Hansens disease
  • Chapter 15: Ophthalmological alterations in Hansens disease
  • Chapter 16: Ear, nose, throat and mouth alterations in Hansens disease
  • Chapter 17: Osteoarticular alterations in Hansens disease
  • Chapter 18: Diagnostic Imaging in Hansens Disease: Conventional Radiography, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry
  • Chapter 19: Coinfection and immunosuppression in Hansens disease
  • Chapter 20: Differential diagnosis of cutaneous lesions of Hansens disease
  • Chapter 21: Differential diagnoses of the neurological manifestations of Hansens disease
  • Chapter 22: Immune and Chemoprophylaxis in Hansens disease
  • Chapter 23: Psychosocial aspects of Hansens diseases
  • Chapter 24: Peripheral Nerve by Ultrasound in Hansens Disease
  • Chapter 25: Electroneuromyography in Hansens Disease
  • Chapter 26: Treatment of Hansens disease.

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