January 2021 in “Scholars journal of medical case reports” This case report details a 34-year-old woman's experience with infertility linked to PCOS, where surgical intervention and medication led to eventual pregnancy with complications.
June 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study discusses how historical misconceptions conflated leprosy and psoriasis, leading to widespread social stigma for psoriasis patients, and highlights key figures like Robert Willan and Ferdinand von Hebra who advanced understanding by ultimately separating the two diseases in medical classification.
October 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions may have led to delayed access to dermatological care for leprosy patients, resulting in increased bacillary load and disease severity.
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January 1998 in “Clinical Infectious Diseases” This case report describes a instance of lepromatous leprosy in a renal transplant recipient, highlighting the potential for leprosy in immunocompromised patients and emphasizing the importance of including it in differential diagnoses for unusual skin lesions.
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October 2016 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This report describes a rare case of leprosy involving the scalp, a location not typically conducive to Mycobacterium leprae infection, and adds to existing literature without presenting new experimental findings.