Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae; it is uncommon but widespread globally and remains an important cause of peripheral neuropathy, especially in poor communities. An important reason to pay continued attention to leprosy is that, in contrast to many more common causes of disability, the impairments caused by leprosy are preventable through quite simple interventions, if identified early enough. In addition, it is well recognized that the stigma and psychosocial problems associated with leprosy cause immense suffering that is not easily measured.
BT - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23860370
CN - SAUNDERSON2013 DO - 10.1093/trstmh/trt058 J2 - Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg LA - eng N2 -Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae; it is uncommon but widespread globally and remains an important cause of peripheral neuropathy, especially in poor communities. An important reason to pay continued attention to leprosy is that, in contrast to many more common causes of disability, the impairments caused by leprosy are preventable through quite simple interventions, if identified early enough. In addition, it is well recognized that the stigma and psychosocial problems associated with leprosy cause immense suffering that is not easily measured.
PY - 2013 T2 - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene TI - Current challenges in leprosy research UR - https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/trstmh/trt058 ER -