Volume: 63 - Number: 1 - year 1992



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EDITORIAL

Elimination of leprosy as a public health problem
S. K. Noordeen
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920001

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Thalidomide's effectiveness in erythema nodosum leprosum is associated with a decrease in CD4+ cells in the peripheral blood
E. J. Shannon, Mestawat Ejigu, H. S. Haile-Mariam, Tebebe Yemane Berhan and Genet Tasesse
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920002

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Prevalance of IgM antibodies to phenolic glycolipid I among household contacts and controls in Korea and the Philippines
Sang-Nae Cho, Seong-Hwa Kim, R. V. Cellona, Gertrude P. Chan, T. T. Fajardo, G. P. Walsh and Joo-Deuk Kim
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920003

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Follow-up of multibacillary leprosy patients using a phenolic glycolipid-I-based ELISA. Do increasing ELISA-values after discontinuation of treatment indicate relapse?
R. A. M. Chin-A-lien, W. R. Faber, M. M. Van Rens, D. L. Leiker, B. Naafs and P. R. Klatser
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920004

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Detection of a Mycobacterium leprae cell wall antigen in the urine of untreated and treated patients
V. K. Sharma, S. Kaur, C. Vaishnavi, N. Agnihotri, I. Kaur and N. K. Ganguly
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920005

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Ambulatory treatment of multibacillary leprosy with a regimen of 8 months duration
S. R. Pattyn, J. Bourland and Kazeze
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920006

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Treatment of multibacillary leprosy with a regimen of 13 weeks duration
S. R. Pattyn, G. Groenen, l. Janssens, l. Kuykens and l. B. Mputu
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920007

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Red discoloration of the sputum by clofazimine simulating haemoptysis - A case report
A. Girdhar, K. Venkatesan, S. L. Chauhan, G. N. Malaviya and B. K. Girdhar
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920008

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Community-based rehabilitation: an evaluation study
W. Gershon and G. R. Srinivasan
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920009

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SPECIAL ARTICLES

Early detection of damage to nerves in leprosy
D. D. Palande and R. E. M. Bowden
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920010

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Considerations in the integration of eye care into leprosy care services
P. Courtright and Susan Lewallen
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19920011

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OBITUARY

David Akinwunmi Akintonde

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

An inexpensive slide marker made from a dental bur and plastic pen
A. C. McDougall

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Eight years of follow-up of paucibacillary patients treated with short-course regimens
S. R. Pattyn, G. Groenen, J. Bourland, G. Grillone, L. Kuykens and P. Stes

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Agranulocytosis during multidrug therapy (MDT) of leprosy
P. Reeve

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Comment: Recent advances in the antimicrobial chemotherapy of leprosy
J. G. Almeida

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Reply
B. Ji and J. H. Grosset

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Comment: Immunological upgrading with combined immunotherapy and chemotherapy in a lepromatous leprosy patient: a case report
V. N. Sehgal, S. N. Bhattacharya and S. Jain

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Comment: Reversal reactions in leprosy and their management
B. Kulkarni

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TEACHING MATERIALS AND SERVICES
Centre for Social Science Research on Leprosy, India • School of Medical Education, NWS , Australia • A leprosy course in Maputo, Mozambique • Leprosy: basic information and management - now in Indonesian • Essential Drugs Monitor; WHO

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NEWS AND NOTES
New, improved 'genetic vaccines' for tropical diseases • Action Aid Disability News, India • Psoriatic lesions measure, Thames Laboratories, UK • International Leprosy Seminar, Turkey, September 1991 • Implementing multiple drug therapy for leprosy, OXFAM ,UK.

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