Volume: 55 - Number: 1 - year 1984



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EDITORIAL

Application of monoclonal antibodies towards immunological studies in leprosy
J. Ivany
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840001

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ORIGINAL PAPERS

Blindness in leprosy: a report on evaluation and physical rehabilitation methods
R. Prem Kumar
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840002

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Effects of Mycobacterium leprae antigens on the in vitro responsiveness of mononuclear cells from armadillos to Concanavalin-A
E. J. Shannon, Mary D. Powell, W. F. Kirchheimer and R. C. Hastings
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840003

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Skin test activity of an antigen fraction prepared from Mycobacterium leprae compared with standard lepromin and tuberculin PPD in leprosy patients
Liv J. Reitan, Els M. J. Touw-Langendijk, O. Closs and A . Belehu
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840004

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Treatment of ulnar and median nerve function loss in borderline leprosy
Els M . J. Touw-Langendijk, J. W . Brandsma and J. G. Andersen
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840005

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The occurrence of leprosy in an eight-member family-a case report
Sarojini Peringali Aredath
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840006

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HLA-D identity in a family with multiple cases of multibacillary leprosy
A. Haregewoin , T. Yemaneberhan, Sarojini Peringali Aredath, Elisabeth Fekete and Barbara Mock
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840007

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Leprosy care through traditional healers
Paramjit Kaur, U. C. Sharma, S. S. Pandey and Singh Gurmohan
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840008

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‘Neural histoid’. Histoid leproma in peripheral nerve; a case report
K. Ramanujam, S. Arunthathi, C. J. G. Chacko and Mary Jacob
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840009

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SPECIAL ARTICLES

Leprosy and the Eye
M. T. Rogers
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840010

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Acworth Leprosy Hospital, Bombay
G. W. Acworth
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19840011

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OBITUARIES

Gordon Currie

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Jose Tolentino

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DOMICILIARY AND FIELD WORK

The Leprosy Mission (International) -The implementation of multi-drug therapy; Staff Training Manual, 1983 • Teaching and learning materials in leprosy • ILEP-Catalogue on Training, 1984 • The introduction of combined chemotherapy regimens for leprosy, 1983 • The control of tuberculosis and other publications; AKAP (Philippines) and World Neighbors (USA) • OXFAM-LEPRA pack of 25 documents for teaching and learning in leprosy • Histopathology services for developing countries

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REPORTS, NEWS AND NOTES

LEPRA's 60th Anniversary Year, 1924 - 1984 • Simple orthopaedic aids; appropriate designs for a 'developing country • An atlas of leprosy, Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation, 1983 • Reconstructive surgery in leprosy. N. H. Antia and S. G. Kamat • Symposium on monoclonal anti bodies in Reading, UK, April 1983 • Heiser Research Program for research in leprosy, 1984 • Raoul Follereau Grant for leprosy research, 1984 • Damien-Dutton Award for Dr Ma Haide, Peking • Technical guide for smear examination for leprosy by direct microscopy

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The monthly supervision of anti-leprosy d rugs in the Amazonas State of Brazil
M.N. Powell

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la-like antigens in leprosy
Marian J. Ridley and d. S. Ridley

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'Save our Soles'
J. W. Brandsma and J. G. Andersen and J. K. Nsibambi

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BOOK REVIEWS

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