Leprosy in Childhood

Reference list Leprosy in Childhood: 1998 - 2008

Enwereji E, Ekeh R, Enwereji KO. Availability of childhood social services in leprosy settlements in southern Nigeria. Ann Afr Med. 2008 Dec;7(4):180-6.
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Imbiriba EB, Hurtado-Guerrero JC, Garnelo L, Levino A, Cunha MG, Pedrosa V. Epidemiological profile of leprosy in children under 15 in Manaus (Northern Brazil), 1998-2005. Rev Saude Publica 2008; 42(6):1021-1026.
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Alencar CH, Barbosa JC, Ramos AN, Jr., Alencar MJ, Pontes RJ, Castro CG et al. [Hansen's Disease in the municipality of Fortaleza, CE, Brazil: epidemiological and operational aspects in children under 15-years-old (1995-2006).]. Rev Bras Enferm 2008; 61(6):694-700.
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Arora SK. Leprosy in a preschool child--a case report. J Indian Med Assoc 2007; 105(3):140.
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Cariappa MP. Leprosy detection: Involvement of teachers. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2007; 73(4):266-267.
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Duncan ME, Miko T, Howe R, Hansen S, Menzel S, Melsom R et al. Growth and development of children of mothers with leprosy and healthy controls. Ethiop Med J 2007; 45 Suppl 1:9-23.
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Lana FC, Amaral EP, Lanza FM, Lima PL, de Carvalho AC, Diniz LG. [Hansen's disease in children under fifteen years-old in Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil]. Rev Bras Enferm 2007; 60(6):696-700.
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Nandan D, Venkatesan K, Katoch K, Dayal RS. Serum beta-glucuronidase levels in children with leprosy. Lepr Rev 2007; 78(3):243-247.
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Rodriguez G, Gonzalez R, Gonzalez D, Granados C, Pinto R, Herrera H et al. [Active search for leprosy and other skin diseases in school children from Agua de Dios, Colombia.]. Rev Salud Publica (Bogota ) 2007; 9(3):430-438. 
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Kamal R, Dayal R, Katoch VM, Katoch K. Analysis of gene probes and gene amplification techniques for diagnosis and monitoring of treatment in childhood leprosy. Lepr Rev 2006; 77(2):141-146.
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Mahajan S, Sardana K, Bhushan P, Koranne RV, Mendiratta V. A study of leprosy in children, from a tertiary pediatric hospital in India. Lepr Rev 2006; 77(2):160-162.
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Vara N. Profile of new cases of childhood leprosy in a hospital setting. Indian J Lepr 2006; 78(3):231-236.
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Grover C, Nanda S, Garg VK, Reddy BS. An epidemiologic study of childhood leprosy from Delhi. Pediatr Dermatol 2005; 22(5):489-490.
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Gupta R, Singal A, Pandhi D. Genital involvement and type I reaction in childhood leprosy. Lepr Rev 2005; 76(3):253-257.
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Kar BR, Job CK. Visible deformity in childhood leprosy--a 10-year study. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 2005; 73(4):243-248.
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Cortes SL, Rodriguez G. Leprosy in children: association between clinical and pathological aspects. J Trop Pediatr 2004; 50(1):12-15.
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Cunha SS, Dourado I, Barreto ML, Alexander N, Pereira SM, Ichihara Y et al. Design of the leprosy component of the Brazilian BCG revaccination trial for assessing BCG effectiveness against leprosy in school children. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 2004; 72(1):8-15.
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Norman G, Joseph GA, Udayasuriyan P, Samuel P, Venugopal M. Leprosy case detection using schoolchildren. Lepr Rev 2004; 75(1):34-39.
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Burman KD, Rijall A, Agrawal S, Agarwalla A, Verma KK. Childhood leprosy in eastern Nepal: a hospital-based study. Indian J Lepr 2003; 75(1):47-52.
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Fakhouri R, Sotto MN, Manini MI, Margarido LC. Nodular leprosy of childhood and tuberculoid leprosy: a comparative, morphologic, immunopathologic and quantitative study of skin tissue reaction. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 2003; 71(3):218-226.
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Jain S, Reddy RG, Osmani SN, Lockwood DN, Suneetha S. Childhood leprosy in an urban clinic, Hyderabad, India: clinical presentation and the role of household contacts. Lepr Rev 2002; 73(3):248-253.
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Mahajan BB, Garg G, Gupta RR. A study of behavioural changes and clinical evaluation of leprosy in school going children of leprosy parents. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2002; 68(5):279-280.
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Sahoo A, Singh PC, Pattnaik S, Singh N. Incidence of leprosy in school-children and their family members in Berhampur. Indian J Lepr 2002; 74(2):137-143.
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Chen XS, Li WZ, Jiang C, Ye GY. Leprosy in children: a retrospective study in China, 1986-1997. J Trop Pediatr 2000; 46(4):207-211.
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Kumar B, Rani R, Kaur I. Childhood leprosy in Chandigarh; clinico-histopathological correlation. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 2000; 68(3):330-331.
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Lue HC, Chen JC, Chao JY, Hsiao D, Chou P, Wang LS. Epidemiology of leprosy in Taiwan; its pattern in children. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 2000; 68(1):57-62.
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Saylan T, Karadeniz A, Iyier N, Soydan M, Pamuk D. A scholarship project for the children of leprosy patients in Turkey. Lepr Rev 2000; 71(2):212-216.
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Hammond PJ, Rao PS. The tragedy of deformity in childhood leprosy. Lepr Rev 1999; 70(2):217-220.
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Selvasekar A, Geetha J, Nisha K, Manimozhi N, Jesudasan K, Rao PS. Childhood leprosy in an endemic area. Lepr Rev 1999; 70(1):21-27.
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van Beers S, Hatta M, Klatser PR. Seroprevalence rates of antibodies to phenolic glycolipid-I among school children as an indicator of leprosy endemicity. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 1999; 67(3):243-249.
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Dayal R, Gupta R, Mathur PP, Katoch VM, Katoch K, Dhir GG. Study of gene probes in childhood leprosy. Indian J Pediatr 1998; 65(1):99-105.
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Prasad PV. Childhood leprosy in a rural hospital. Indian J Pediatr 1998; 65(5):751-754.
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Saha K, Chattopadhya D, Kulpati DD. Concomitant kala-azar, malaria, and progressive unstable indeterminate leprosy in an 8-year-old child. J Trop Pediatr 1998; 44(4):247-248.
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Vallishayee RS, Anantharaman DS, Gupte MD. Tuberculin sensitivity and skin lesions in children after vaccination with two batches of BCG vaccine. Indian J Lepr 1998; 70(3):277-286.
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Reference list Leprosy in Childhood: 1988 - 2008

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