Diagnosis of Leprosy in Victoria—a Non‐endemic Area of Australia

Bennett, N. McK.

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb117699.x

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“…Rogers and Muir in the third edition (1946) of their handbook ‘Leprosy’ already complained about this: ‘ In many instances medical practitioners living in endemic areas, and holding high rank in their profession, have failed to diagnose even cases which had advanced far beyond the first stage ’ 16 . Several studies suggest that HD should be considered in any patient with a non‐healing skin lesion, treated for other skin diseases, particularly if they have neurological deficits or have been living in an endemic area 5,6,8,17–19 …”

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“…16 Several studies suggest that HD should be considered in any patient with a nonhealing skin lesion, treated for other skin diseases, particularly if they have neurological deficits or have been living in an endemic area. 5,6,8,[17][18][19] A study from California, USA details the most common presentations of HD in an emergency department as: dermatological (68%), neurological (23%) and ophthalmological (9%). 20 These studies from the USA, Canada and Australia are all from nonendemic areas, although some have large immigrant communities originating from endemic countries.…”

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Hansen's disease in a general hospital: uncommon presentations and delay in diagnosis

Nery

Schreuder²,

Mattos

et al. 2009

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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Multibacillary (MB) HD, especially close to the lepromatous end of the spectrum, may mimic other diseases, and the patient can not be diagnosed without a biopsy or a slit skin smear examination. Clinicians working in a HD endemic area (Rio de Janeiro) do not always include HD in their differential diagnosis, especially when the clinical presentation is unusual. HD should be considered in all patients with skin lesions not responding to treatment, especially when they have neurological deficits, and live or have lived in an HD endemic area. Due to the increase in global travel and immigration, doctors in low endemic areas need to consider HD as a possible diagnosis.

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Hansen's disease in a general hospital: uncommon presentations and delay in diagnosis

Nery

Schreuder²,

Mattos

et al. 2009

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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“…A scatterplot of standardised residuals against standardised predicted values was used to assess the assumptions of normality, linearity and homoscedasticity of residuals. 32 Multicollinearity was considered insignificant if variance inflation factor (VIF) values were less than 10. 33…”

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Investigating the biomechanical validity of the V-spine angle technique in cricket fast bowling

Ferdinands

Singh

2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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The effective utilisation of braking ground reaction forces is considered an essential biomechanical characteristic of fast bowling in cricket. The configuration of the trunk and legs during the delivery stride phase has been hypothesised to increase braking forces, causing the upper body segments to increase their angular momentum and thereby increase ball release speed. This study investigated the relationship between V-spine angle, front shank angle (plant angle) and front knee angle with braking ground reaction forces and ball release speed. Three-dimensional kinematic and kinetic analyses were performed for 17 male pace bowlers (17.2 ± 1.7 years) of New South Wales grade club level using data from a Cortex 2.0 motion analysis system (200 Hz) and Kistler force plates (1000 Hz). V-spine angle was strongly and significantly correlated with braking ground reaction force (r = −0.691), plant angle (r = −0.806) and front knee angle (r = −0.606). In addition, stepwise multiple linear regression analysis revealed that front shank angle was the strongest predictor of braking ground reaction force. The data suggests that V-spine angle and plant angle may play an important role in generating high braking ground reaction forces in bowling, with the front knee angle possibly playing a supporting role. Coaches may need to consider these findings when assessing the techniques of pace bowlers.

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“…In regions of Australia where leprosy is not endemic, the disease is frequently overlooked 2 . Birrell 3 described a man from Malta with recurring skin lumps.…”

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Erythema induratum: a case of mistaken identity

Bennett

2006

Medical Journal of Australia

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Diagnosis of Leprosy in Victoria—a Non‐endemic Area of Australia

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Hansen's disease in a general hospital: uncommon presentations and delay in diagnosis

Hansen's disease in a general hospital: uncommon presentations and delay in diagnosis

Investigating the biomechanical validity of the V-spine angle technique in cricket fast bowling

Erythema induratum: a case of mistaken identity

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