Jopling’s Handbook of Leprosy, 7th edition

The seventh edition by Kabir Sardana and Ananta Khurana represents a comprehensive and clinically focused update on the understanding, diagnosis, and management of leprosy. This edition reflects significant advances in immunopathogenesis, diagnostics, drug resistance, and patient care, while retaining a practical orientation for clinicians. With enhanced visual content, clearer conceptual explanations, and updated therapeutic strategies, the book serves as a reliable reference for dermatologists, residents, and healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and long-term management of leprosy and its complications.

Key Features

• Extensive Visual Enhancements: Numerous new high-quality clinical photographs and schematic diagrams added across chapters to improve clinical correlation and understanding.
• Improved Readability: Important text is underlined to emphasize key concepts and facilitate rapid revision.
• Integrated Learning Approach: Cross-referencing between chapters enables broader clinical and conceptual perspectives.
• Updated Diagnostic Techniques: Expanded sections on nerve biopsy procedures, electrophysiological studies, and advanced nerve imaging.
• Clear Immunopathogenesis Coverage: Simplified yet comprehensive explanations of leprosy immunology and reactions, supported by illustrations and recent scientific developments.
• Drug Resistance Updates: Detailed discussion of recent advances with direct clinical relevance.
• Preventive and Therapeutic Advances: Inclusion of the latest evidence on chemoprophylaxis, immunoprophylaxis, and immunotherapeutic strategies.
• Nerve Function and Muscle Assessment: New schematic and clinical images with detailed descriptions of nerve courses and innervation patterns.
• Disability and Deformity Management: Expanded coverage of modern orthoses and additional images illustrating surgical correction of deformities.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ CBS PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS PVT LTD
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 2023
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9354665943