Daily Archives: Saturday April 12th, 2014

Lèpre en Indonésie par rapport au reste du monde

Leprosy is not yet 100% eliminated but improving thanks to MDT (Multidrug Therapy)…but less and less aattention is devoted to it (only 25 attendees are present) Leprosy is part of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) according to the WTO http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/diseases/en/) There are 3 in Indonesia when compared with Brazil The 3 NTD’s in Indonesia are…

Phénomène de Lucio dans la maladie de Hansen (lèpre)

Rare variant of lepromatous leprosy usually found in Mexico and Costa Rica. Also detected in Canada, Singapore, Brazil and Myanmar. Historical facts: described in 1852 by Lucio and Alvarado Etiology All described cases of Lucio’s phenomenon were caused by Mycobacterium lepromatosis which is more frequent in lepromatous leprosy and is the most common type of…

Epilation au laser: une mise à jour

Known limitations: a reminder the result might might be good but “complete” hair removal is not possible ineffective on white hair   Combining medical treatments with lasers Ornithin decarboxylaser (eflornithine) is a known treatment against hirsutism and is a known medical topical treatment to induce hair thinning. The presenter sought to evaluate the effect of…