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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Unusual Association between Chromoblastomycosis and Jorge Lobo’s Disease in the Same Patient from the Amazon RegionMaurimelia M. da Costa, Silvia H. Marques da Silva, Hugo J. R. Almeida et al.A clinical case of co-infection Cladophialophora sp. and Lacazia loboi is described and in a same patient with an 18-year history of verrucous plaques and parakeloidal nodular lesions. A 50-yearold man, a laborer, living in the Anajás city, Para, Brazil (rural Amazon region), was seen at the Evandro Chagas Institute’s ambulatory. Histopathological analysis revealed intense hyperplasia and hyperkeratosis of the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 7,747 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLeprosy Patients Attending the Out Patient’s Clinic at Agra: A Retrospective Analysis of the Characteristics and Frequency of Regularity VS Irregularity for Determining Absenteeism, Non-adherence and Non-complianceVirendra S. Yadav, Kiran Katoch, Tahziba HussainThis study reports a retrospective analysis of the records of 2709 leprosy patients, attending the Out patient’s Clinic at Agra, over a 1-year period, 2005. The patients with leprosy have been categorized into three groups, viz., regular, irregular and the drop-outs. The number of drop-out patients was significantly higher [Z=2.16, p=0.05] among males, 32.14% (667) when compared with females, 26.50% … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 6,876 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordQuality of Life of the Rural Community: A Comparison between Three CitiesSulaiman M. Yassin, Hayrol A.M. Shaffril, Bahaman A. Samah et al.Problem statement: Pahang and Muar Rivers are two major rivers in Malaysia. In the past, these two rivers did play an important role in flourishing the economic activities of the local community and upgrading their quality of life. Does the community along these two rivers have a good quality of life? Answers for this question will bring us to the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 10 Aug 2011 · 8,364 accessesView PDF Cite