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EditorialJournal of Young PharmacistsVol. 14 | Issue 3 | 2022 | pp. 266–267Open access
Repurposing of Drugs for Non-responding Erythema Nodosum Leprosum Cases - A Perspective
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- 2,
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- 1 Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA.
- 2 Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, Deogarh, Jharkhand, INDIA.
- 3 Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA.
Published in Journal of Young Pharmacists
Correspondence: Pugazhenthan Thangaraju
Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA.
Email: drpugal23@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2022 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Aug 18, 2022
- Received:
- Mar 5, 2022
- Accepted:
- Jun 24, 2022
How to cite
Thangaraju, P., TY, S. S., & Venkatesan, S. (2022). Repurposing of Drugs for Non-responding Erythema Nodosum Leprosum Cases - A Perspective. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 14(3), 266–267. https://doi.org/10.5530/jyp.2022.14.53
Abstract
Leprosy (Hansen’s disease) caused by Mycobacterium lepra is a debilitating tropical disease having maximal stigma till date. Efforts have been made for many decades to keep disease incidence under control. In 2019, 202,185 new cases of leprosy were reported around the world, with 14,981 (7.4%) of those found in children under the age of 15.1-3 Globally in 2020, 1, 28,405 new leprosy patients were diagnosed. New paediatric cases were 8661 diagnosed with leprosy and 7216 patients with grade 2 disability by WHO region.
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Article metadata
| Title | Repurposing of Drugs for Non-responding Erythema Nodosum Leprosum Cases - A Perspective |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pugazhenthan Thangaraju; Sree Sudha TY; Sajitha Venkatesan |
| Affiliations | Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA.; Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, Deogarh, Jharkhand, INDIA.; Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | drpugal23@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Young Pharmacists |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 14, Issue 3 (2022) |
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