Background Scabies is a common parasitic skin condition that causes considerable
morbidity globally. Clinical and epidemiological research for scabies has been limited by a …

The type of leprosy that affects an individual depends on the immune response mounted
against the organism. This leads to a spectrum of disease which may be complicated by …

Leprosy reactions are a major cause of nerve damage and morbidity in a significant
proportion of leprosy patients. Reactions are immunologically mediated and can occur even …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are communicable diseases that occur under conditions
of poverty and are concentrated almost exclusively in impoverished populations in the …

Background Scabies outbreaks in residential and nursing care homes for elderly people are
common, subject to diagnostic delay, and hard to control. We studied clinical features …

Infections of the skin caused by mycobacteria have a wide geographical distribution. The
clinical manifestations are varied and not necessarily species‐specific. Mycobacterium …

Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a severe multisystem immune mediated complication
of borderline lepromatous leprosy and lepromatous leprosy. ENL is associated with skin …

Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a painful inflammatory complication of leprosy
occurring in 50% of lepromatous leprosy patients and 5–10% of borderline lepromatous …

Background Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a debilitating multisystem disorder which
complicates leprosy. It is characterised by fever, malaise and painful erythematous …

Background The prevalence of skin disease in low and middle income countries is high and
communicable skin diseases are a significant public health problem. Tungiasis is an …