Molecular Identification of the species that cause leprosy

Authors

  • J. L. Mayorga Garibaldi Medical Microbiologist Center for Diagnosis and Research in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico
  • I. I. Hernández Cañaveral University Center of Health Sciences University of Guadalajara Mexico
  • K. A. Mayorga Rodríguez Head of the Reference Center for Medical Mycology Jalisco Dermatological Institute “Dr. José Barba Rubio” (IDJ) Mexico
  • Y. de Armas Rodríguez University Center of Health Sciences University of Guadalajara; Institue of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kouri” Havana Cuba
  • M. Fafutis-Morris University Center of Health Sciences University of Guadalajara Mexico
  • J. Palomares Marín University Center of Health Sciences University of Guadalajara Mexico
  • V. de J. Suárez Valencia Research Department Faculty of Medicine Saltillo Unit. Autonomous University of Coahuila Mexico
  • P. Calvillo Monroy Resident in Internal Medicine Morelia Regional Hospital ISSSTE Mexico

Keywords:

Leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium lepromatosis, Hansen’s disease

Abstract

Leprosy or Hansen’s disease is a chronic granulomatous di-sease that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves, cau-sed by Mycobacterium leprae, from the point of view of the bacteriological index by means of bacilloscopies or histopa-thology, with Ziehl Neelsen or Kinyoun staining, it is classi-fied in multibacillary patients, those patients whose bacillo-scopy contains more than 2 bacilli in 100 fields observed under the microscope in 100X objective. (BB, BL and LL) or pauci-bacillary (PB) with less than 2 bacilli, (BB, BT and TT).

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Author Biography

J. L. Mayorga Garibaldi, Medical Microbiologist Center for Diagnosis and Research in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico

Corresponding author:

Jorge Leonardo Mayorga Garibaldi,
Medical Microbiologist, Center for
Diagnosis and Research in Medical
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Tel: +(+52) 3320828527
e-mail: leonardo_maygar91@hotmail.com

Published

2025-11-07

How to Cite

Mayorga Garibaldi, J. L., Hernández Cañaveral, I. I., Mayorga Rodríguez, J. A., de Armas Rodríguez, Y., Fafutis-Morris, M., Palomares Marín, J., Suárez Valencia, V. de J., & Calvillo Monroy, P. (2025). Molecular Identification of the species that cause leprosy. WDC Journal, 1(2), Ahead of print. Retrieved from https://scientificeditorial.com/index.php/wdc-journal/article/view/Molecular-Identification-of-the-species-that-cause-leprosy

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025): WDC Journal. Special Issue EADV Congress.

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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