Jopling’s Handbook of Leprosy (7th edition)

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Highlights of the Seventh Edition

★ Numerous new clinical images and schematic diagrams added to chapters

★ Underlining of important text

★ Cross citations between chapters to help readers get broader perspectives

★ Diagnosis: Addition of sections on nerve biopsy procedure, electrophysiological studies, and nerve imaging

★ Immunopathogenesis: Easy to comprehend text, punctuated with illustrations, covering the complexities of immunology of leprosy and reactions, and the latest developments

★ Drug resistance: Recent developments with detailed clinical relevance

★ Chemoprophylaxis, immunoprophylaxis, and immunotherapeutics: Addition of recent developments and literature

★ Nerve function assessment and muscle testing: New schematic and clinical images; detailed descriptions of nerve course and innervations

★ Disability and deformities section: New orthoses have been detailed, and more images on the surgical correction of deformities have been added

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