Jopling’s Handbook of Leprosy

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 complexities of immunology of leprosy and reactions and 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 surgical correction of deformities added