Short description:

Atlas of Leprosy comprehensively covers the varied manifestations of leprosy, including common and uncommon presentations, supported by patient photographs and additional video content, to help clinicians, dermatologists, and trainees alike to better diagnose and combat this disease, preventing relapse, reactions, and any other challenges.

Long description:

Atlas of Leprosy comprehensively covers the varied manifestations, including common and uncommon presentations, of leprosy, supported by patient photographs and additional video content, to help medical practitioners diagnose leprosy in the early stages.

With a detailed guide to approaching bedside diagnostic tests, this book will help readers to visualize common and uncommon presentations of leprosy, enabling effective diagnosis and treatment in this pre-elimination era, where increasingly difficulties in identifying its early stages can lead to preventable morbidity and deformity.

Clinicians, dermatologists, and trainees alike will find the wealth of high-quality illustrations and video demonstrations a vital guide to better diagnose this mycobacterial disease and combat resistance, relapse, reactions, and other any difficult challenges posed.

Table of Contents:

Introduction,  Tuberculoid and indeterminate,  Borderline tuberculoid,  Borderline,  Borderline lepromatous,  Lepromatous,  Pure neuritic,  Histoid leprosy,  Atypical presentations of leprosy including Lucio leprosy,  Differential diagnosis,  Pediatric leprosy,  Nerve examination,  Type 1 reaction,  Type 2 reaction,  Deformities in leprosy,  Correction of deformities/splints,  Slit skin smear,  Histopathology,  Dermoscopy,  Nerve biopsy,  Nerve conduction tests,  Ultrasound of nerves,  Sensory and motor examination,  Treatment of leprosy