Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer

Professor Enrico Nunzi graduated with honors and specialized in dermatology and syphilography, medical microbiology, dermatology and tropical medicine at the University of Genoa (Italy). He has been Director of the Institute of Dermatology at Loja Technical University Hospital (Ecuador) since 2012. Before that he was Director of the Social Dermatology Unit at S.Martino Hospital and of the Skin Immunopathology Service. Author of over 130 publications in Italian and Spanish, he has worked for the governmental health services of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Medical Director of the health sector at Kimbau Hospital, as a Professor at the Dermatology Department of the University of Amsterdam, and as Director of the Genoa University Postgrad School of Leprology and Tropical Dermatology. Cesare Massone is an Associate Professor of Dermatology and Venereology, and Medical Director of the Dermatology Unit-Ospedali Galliera in Genova, Italy. After graduating with honors and receiving board certification, he was made an Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Medical University of Graz. His areas of research interest include dermoscopy and melanoma, cutaneous lymphomas, leprosy & tropical dermatology, psoriasis & biologicals therapies, dermatopathology, and teledermatology. Dr. Massone is the author of over 200 publications, including books (WoS HI 34). Regularly presenting at international congresses, he was awarded the Pathnet grant from the French Ministry for Research, and the AESCA Award of the Austrian Society of Dermatology in 2005. Professor Francoise Portaels is Head of the Mycobacteriology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (Belgium). Her areas of expertise include microbiology and epidemiology. She is a Professor Emeritus of the Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium, and has a extensive experience in teaching and heading lab research. Member of various academies and societies, including the International Union Against Tuberculosis, Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene). She was awarded the Follereau-Damien and the American Society of Tropical Medicine prizes, and patented a method to detect the antibiotic resistance spectrum of Mycobacterium species. She has authored over 403 publications and edited 5 books (WoS HI 32), and has participated in countless field activities, international courses and missions.

Foreword.- Preface.- Part I Leprosy: General Section.- 1. History and Phylogeography of Leprosy.- 2.   Microbiology of Mycobacterium leprae.- 3. Genetics of Leprosy.- 4. Host Response to Mycobacterium leprae.- 5.   Pathogenesis of Leprosy.- 6. Classification of Leprosy.- Part II Leprosy: Patient's Examination.- 7. Leprosy Patient History.- 8. Laboratory  Investigations in Leprosy.- Part III Skin.- 9. Physical Examination in Leprosy: Skin.- 10. Clinical Features of Leprosy.- 11. Lucio-Latapí Leprosy.- 12. Histopathology of the Skin in Leprosy [FP1] .- 13.   Differential Diagnosis of Leprosy: Skin.- Part IV  Leprosy and Nerves.- 14. Peripheral Nerves in Leprosy.- 15. The Leprosy Neuropathy.- 16. Primary Neural Leprosy.- 17. Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Leprosy.- 18. Electrodiagnostic Studies in Leprosy.- 19. Imaging in Leprosy.- 20. Differential Diagnosis of Leprosy: Nerves.- Part V   Reactions in Leprosy.-21. Reactions in Leprosy.- 22. Lucio's Phenomenon in Leprosy.- Part VI  Leprosy: Systemic Involvement.- 23. Ocular Involvement in Leprosy.- 24. Otolaryngological Manifestations of Leprosy.- 25.   Other Organs involved in Leprosy.- Part VII Patient's Management in Leprosy.- 26. Diagnostic Work-Up of Leprosy.- 27. Drugs in Leprosy.- 28. Treatment and Prophylaxis of Leprosy.- 29. Prognosis of Leprosy.- 30.  Neurolysis in Leprosy.- 31. Prevention of Disability and Ulcer Care in Leprosy.- 32. Surgical and Social Rehabilitation in Leprosy.- Part VIII   Leprosy and Community.- 33. Leprosy in Pregnancy.- 34. Leprosy in Childhood.- 35. Leprosy and HIV/AIDS Co-infection.- 36. Epidemiology  of  Leprosy.- 37. Leprosy Control.- 38. The Leprosy Mailing List.- Part IX Buruli Ulcer: General Section.- 39. History and geographic distribution of Buruli ulcer.- 40. Microbiology of Mycobacterium ulcerans.- Part X Buruli Ulcer: Patient's Examination.- 41. Laboratory Investigations in Buruli ulcer.- 42. Clinical Features of Buruli ulcer.- 43. Differential Diagnosis of Buruli ulcer.- Part XI    Buruli Ulcer: Patient's Management.- 44. Diagnostic Work-up of Buruli ulcer.- 45.  Treatment of Buruli ulcer.- 46. Rehabilitation in Buruli ulcer.- Part XII    Buruli Ulcer and Community.- 47. Epidemiology of Buruli ulcer.- 48. Buruli ulcer Control.- Subject Index.