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ReviewIndian dermatology online journal2021

Updates on Management of Leprosy in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations by IADVL SIG Leprosy.

Abhishek Bhardwaj, Sunil Kumar Gupta, Tarun Narang, Sujai Suneetha, Swetalina Pradhan, Pooja Agarwal, Swastika Suvirya, Ankan Gupta, Namrata Chhabra, Angoori Gnaneshwar Rao and 5 more

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Review in Indian dermatology online journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. A review of nutrition in neuropathic pain of leprosy.Therapeutic advances in infectious disease
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Abhishek BhardwajDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, All India Institute of Medial Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Sunil Kumar GuptaDepartment of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tarun NarangDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sujai SuneethaInstitute for Specialized Services in Leprosy (INSSIL), Nireekshana ACET, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Swetalina PradhanDepartment of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medial Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Pooja AgarwalDepartment of Dermatology, Smt NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Swastika SuviryaDepartment of Dermatology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ankan GuptaDepartment of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Namrata ChhabraDepartment of Dermatology, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Angoori Gnaneshwar RaoDepartment of Dermatology, SVS Medical College, Mahbubnagar, Telangana, India.
P K AshwiniDepartment of Dermatology, JSS Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
Sridhar JandhyalaDepartment of Dermatology, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Santoshdev RathodDepartment of Dermatology, Smt NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
P Narasimha RaoInstitute for Specialized Services in Leprosy (INSSIL), Nireekshana ACET, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Sunil DograDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INSmt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur · INChristian Medical College · ININHS Asvini · INJSS Medical College and Hospital · INKing George's Medical University · INSVS Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Special Interest Group (SIG) on leprosy thought it to be prudent to revisit its previous practice recommendations through this update. During this period, the pandemic course shifted to a 'second wave' riding on the 'delta variant'. While the number of cases increased manifold, so did the research on all aspects of the disease. Introduction of vaccination and data from various drug trials have an impact on current best practices on management of diseases including leprosy. The beneficial results of using steroids in management of COVID-19, gives elbow room regarding its usage in conditions like lepra reactions. On the other hand, the increase in cases of Mucormycosis again underlines applying due caution while recommending immunosuppressants to a patient already suffering from COVID-19. This recommendation update from SIG leprosy reflects current understanding about managing leprosy while the dynamic pandemic continues with its ebbs and flows.

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PMCPMC8664173
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