Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), macrophage colony-
stimulating factor (M-CSF; also known as CSF1), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G …

Leprosy, a disease caused by the intracellular parasite Mycobacterium leprae or
Mycobacterium lepromatosis, has affected humans for more than 4,000 years and is a …

Leprosy is an infectious disease that may present different clinical forms depending on host
immune response to Mycobacterium leprae. Several studies have clarified the role of …

Type 1 reaction (T1R) or reversal reaction is the leading cause of physical disabilities and
deformities in leprosy. Leprosy patients, even after being considered cured and released …

The chronic course of lepromatous leprosy may be interrupted by acute inflammatory
episodes known as erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL). Despite its being a major cause of …

In spite of hyporesponsivity to Mycobacterium leprae, borderline lepromatous (BL) patients
show clinical and immunological instability, and undergo frequent acute inflammatory …

In leprosy patients, acute inflammatory episodes, known as erythema nodosum leprosum
(ENL), are responsible for high morbidity and tissue damage that occur during the course of …

Jones Williams et al [3], however, have demonstrated by electron microscopy that the
epithelioid cell in tuberculosis is “primarily biosynthetic rather than phagocytic.” These …

Introduction Granulomatous mycosis fungoides (MF) is a rare variant in which granulomas
are associated with other typical signs of MF. Its prognosis is worse than that of classical MF …

To the Editor: Penn-Nicholson et al.[1] have suggested using a blood test for diagnosing
early tuberculosis. It may be possible, however, to use a skin test to diagnose latent …