Volume: 59 - Number: 1 - year 1988



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EDITORIAL

After multidrug therapy (MDT): Who is responsible for continuing care?
Jane Neville
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880001

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Change of editorship
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880002

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Characteristics of the multiplication of dapsone-resistant strains of Mycobacterium leprae in mice
THELEP
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880002

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Superdelayed parturition in armadillos: a new mammalian survival strategy
Eleanor E. Storrs, H. P. Burchfield and R. J. W. Rees
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880003

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Ultrastructure of human foetal Schwann cells in tissue culture infected with Mycobacterium leprae
N. M. Samuel, C. L. Crawford and J. M. Grange
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880004

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Further observations on the breeding and rearing of BALB/C nude (nu-nu) mice under normal laboratory conditions
S. Rungruang
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880005

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Inhibition of mononuclear leukocyte transformation in vitro by dehydrophenazines in comparison to clofazimine
Birgit M. Zeis, R. Anderson and J. F. O'Sullivan
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880006

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Evaluation of inexpensive blocking agents for ELISA in the detection of antibody in leprosy
J. T. Douglas, Q. X. Wu, G. P. Agustin and M. G. Madarang
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880007

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Association of IgG and IgM antibodies to phenolic glycolipid-I antigen of Mycobacterium leprae with disease parameters in multibacillary leprosy patients
N. F. Lyons, E. J. Shannon, B. P. B. Ellis and B. Naafs
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880008

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Are hypersensitivity reactions to dapsone becoming more frequent?
W. C. S. Smith
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880009

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Care of plantar ulcerations: comparing applications, materials and non-casting
Marian Kaplan and R. H. Gelber
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880010

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Cataract extraction in leprosy patients
V. A. Rao and V. K. Kawatra
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880011

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A borderline leprosy lesion on the palate: a case report
B. Mishra, A. Girdhar, S. Husain, G. N. Malaviya and B. K. Girdhar
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880012

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SPECIAL ARTICLE

Immunopathology of leprosy granulomas: current status: a review
R. B. Narayanan
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19880013

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OBITUARY
Carine Weterman

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Blister calendar packs for the treatment of patients in leprosy control programmes with multiple drug therapy
C. R. Revankar and Birte H. Sorensen

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Spillage of mycobacteria in the laboratory: decontaminating procedures
S. K. Kar

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Echo for leprosy
J. Townsend

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Possible mode of entry to the body of Mycobacterium leprae
M. Machin

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LEPROSY CONTROL AND FIELD WORK
Charts for multiple drug therapy (MDT) in Paucibacillary and Multibacillary leprosy • WHO: disability prevention and rehabilitation in leprosy, 1987 • Leprosy control in the people's Republic of China • Drug distribution for MDT; Stocks at various levels of the health service • The use of essential drugs; Technical Report Services, WHO

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TEACHING MATERIALS AND SERVICES
Dermatology in basic health services •University of Dundee, Centre for Medical Education • Leprosy Relief Organization, Munich • Teaching and Learning Materials on Leprosy for India, TLMI • OXFAM-LEPRA, Oxford, UK. A mini-pack of teaching materials on leprosy • International Disability Education and Awareness

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NEWS AND NOTES
Retirement of Lepra's Director G Francis Harris, MC •New Director, Neil Winship • Editorial Note: Leprosy Control and Field Work; Teaching Materials and Services; News and Notes • Material for 'Leprosy Control and Field Work' 'Teaching Materials and Services', 'News and Notes' • Zimbabwe Leprosy Association• Strong envelopes for posting from India • AIDS: WHO Guidelines for the Safety of Leprosy Workers • Leprosy in South America

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