title: Leprosy: a glossary.
abstract: Leprosy continues to afflict residents from a number of countries in Africa, South America, and southeast Asia, despite the marked reduction in the number of cases of leprosy worldwide, after the introduction of the multidrug regimens as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO-MDT). With the increasing immigration of individuals from risk areas to Europe and the United States, knowledge of the basic concepts of leprosy would be helpful to clinicians caring for immigrants in nonendemic areas. We present a comprehensive, updated, and critical glossary of the most relevant terms related to leprosy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rehabilitation, Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Rod Cmt Joao R de Barros, Km 226, Bauru-SP, 17034-971, Brazil. Electronic address: mvirmond@ilsl.br.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virmond
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Poznan City Hospital, ul., Szwajcarska 361-285 Poznan, Poland; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grzybowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University, Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Prado Velho, Curitiba, Parana, 80215-901, Brazil. Electronic address: lullyvir@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Luiza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Virmond
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents