Leprosy is an infectious and contagious Mycobacterium Leprae affects mainly the skin and nerves causing, in many cases, severe deformities, a reason for a strong social stigma. However, only 5% of people who come in contact with these bacilli develop the disease. Some factors influence the individual's resistance to M. leprae, including, nutrition, genetics and the human immune response, which may be affected by these two factors. However, few studies evaluate the effect of nutritional status in altering the immune response for this disease. Objective: To evaluate nutritional parameters and antioxidant capacity in patients with leprosy. Methods: This is cross-sectional study with comparison groups developed at the Dermatology Clinic of th...
Leprosy is an infectious and granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The aim ...
Leprosy reduces quality of life of affected persons. Oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen spec...
Leprosy is a contagious infectious disease that manifests due to unfavorable socioeconomic factors, ...
Leprosy may present acute/subacute inflammatory processes (leprosy reactions). The study characteriz...
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an intracellular bacillus of...
The study aimed to characterize food insecurity, nutritional status, and eating habits of people a...
Introduction The immune response caused by Mycobacterium leprae is a risk factor for the development...
Background: Leprosy is a disease of great antiquity and it still continues to be a significant publi...
Background: The study and assessment of oxidative stress plays a significant role in the arena of le...
The leprosy is an infectious disease that represents a major preoccupation in global public health i...
Food shortage was associated with leprosy in two recent studies investigating the relation between s...
The plasma levels of vitamin C, vitamin E and uric acid were determined in leprosy subjects from in ...
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects skin and peripheral nerves and its cl...
Inflammation caused by Mycobacterium leprae infection and drugs with oxidative properties such as da...
Leprosy is chronic infectious disease caused by the intracellular parasitic pathogen Mycobacterium L...
Leprosy is an infectious and granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The aim ...
Leprosy reduces quality of life of affected persons. Oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen spec...
Leprosy is a contagious infectious disease that manifests due to unfavorable socioeconomic factors, ...
Leprosy may present acute/subacute inflammatory processes (leprosy reactions). The study characteriz...
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an intracellular bacillus of...
The study aimed to characterize food insecurity, nutritional status, and eating habits of people a...
Introduction The immune response caused by Mycobacterium leprae is a risk factor for the development...
Background: Leprosy is a disease of great antiquity and it still continues to be a significant publi...
Background: The study and assessment of oxidative stress plays a significant role in the arena of le...
The leprosy is an infectious disease that represents a major preoccupation in global public health i...
Food shortage was associated with leprosy in two recent studies investigating the relation between s...
The plasma levels of vitamin C, vitamin E and uric acid were determined in leprosy subjects from in ...
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects skin and peripheral nerves and its cl...
Inflammation caused by Mycobacterium leprae infection and drugs with oxidative properties such as da...
Leprosy is chronic infectious disease caused by the intracellular parasitic pathogen Mycobacterium L...
Leprosy is an infectious and granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The aim ...
Leprosy reduces quality of life of affected persons. Oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen spec...
Leprosy is a contagious infectious disease that manifests due to unfavorable socioeconomic factors, ...