Abnormalities in Stratum Corneum Function in Patients Recovered from Leprosy | Zendy

S.P. Song | Zendy; Chengzhi Lv | Zendy; Kenneth R. Feingold | Zendy; Qiaohao Hou | Zendy; Z.-Y. Li | Zendy; Chunyuan Guo | Zendy; Peter M. Elias | Zendy; MaoQiang Man | Zendy

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Abnormalities in Stratum Corneum Function in Patients Recovered from Leprosy

Author(s) -

S.P. Song,

Chengzhi Lv,

Kenneth R. Feingold,

Qiaohao Hou,

Z.-Y. Li,

Chunyuan Guo,

Peter M. Elias,

MaoQiang Man

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

skin pharmacology and physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.703

H-Index - 74

eISSN - 1660-5535

pISSN - 1660-5527

DOI - 10.1159/000189802

Subject(s) - leprosy , stratum corneum , medicine , barrier function , basal (medicine) , dermatology , gastroenterology , immunology , pathology , biology , insulin , microbiology and biotechnology

Leprosy involves both the skin and peripheral nervous system. Leprosy patients display an increased incidence of xerosis and altered sensory thresholds, which persist in previously active skin sites. We assessed here whether alterations in stratum corneum (SC) function persist in cured leprosy, and the relationship of epidermal functional abnormalities to each clinical subtype of leprosy.

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