Hansen's Disease: A Complete Clinical Guide

EDITOR

Professor Patrícia D. Deps is a physician specializing in dermatology and Hansen's disease and Professor at the Department of Social Medicine, from Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil. She is member of the following medical societies: Brazilian Society of Dermatology; Brazilian Society of Hansenology; European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology; Sociétè Française de Dermatologie. Dr. Deps holds a Master's degree in Infectious Diseases (UFES, 1998) and a Ph.D. in Dermatology (UNIFESP, 2003). She undertook post-doctoral training in Tropical Dermatology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2008) and in Medical Anthropology at the Université Versailles Saint-Quintin-en-Yvelines (2018/2019). She is active in the fields of Hansen's disease, clinical and tropical dermatology, public health, medical history and ethics, paleopathology, anthropology, and medical education, and teaches medical and postgraduate students at UFES. Professor Deps has written and published peer-reviewed scientific articles, a bilingual book "The day I changed my name - Hansen's disease and stigma" (Édition de Boccard, Paris, 2019), and literary works. She is Vice-President for the Americas in the International Leprosy Association (2023-2026), member of the Scientific Review Committee of the Leprosy Research Initiative (2020-2024), member of the World Health Organization, Technical Advisory Group-Leprosy (2022-2025), Global Leprosy Programme, and Technical Adviser.

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Professor Marcos Cesar Florian is a physician specializing in dermatology and Hansen's disease. He has been member of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology since 1995 and of the Brazilian Society of Hansenology since 2001. Dr. Marcos holds Master's and PhD in Dermatology (Federal University of São Paulo). He is Affiliate Professor of Department of Dermatology at Federal University of Sao Paulo and Professor of Medicine at University Nove de Julho. He is member of the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of São Paulo. Professor Florian is active in the following areas: Hansen's disease, skin diseases and immunodepression, clinical and tropical dermatology, diseases in indigenous populations, dermatology in primary care, and medical education. He has published several peer-reviewed scientific articles and the book "Dermatological Atlas - Indigenous People" (Springer, 2017).

Professor Marcos da Cunha Lopes Virmond is a physician specializing in reconstructive plastic surgery and Hansen's disease, and teaches medical and postgraduate students at FOB-USP. Heis former President of the Brazilian Society of Hansenology and of the International Leprosy Association, and former director of the Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima (ILSL). Professor Virmond holds a PhD in Surgery (State University of Sao Paulo) and is member of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery. He has experience in the field of Hansenology, working mainly in the areas of rehabilitation, public health, restorative surgery, epidemiology, and disabilities. He is former editor of the journals Salusvita and Mimesis. Dr. Virmond also holds a PhD in music and teaches and researches musicology.

編輯

巴西維多利亞聯邦聖靈大學社會醫學系的皮膚科醫生及漢森病專家，教授 Patrícia D. Deps 博士，是巴西皮膚科學會、巴西漢森病學會、歐洲皮膚科與性病學學院、法國皮膚科學會的成員。Deps 博士擁有傳染病碩士學位（UFES，1998年）及皮膚科博士學位（UNIFESP，2003年）。她在倫敦衛生與熱帶醫學院接受熱帶皮膚科的博士後訓練（2008年），並在凡爾賽聖昆廷大學接受醫學人類學的博士後訓練（2018/2019年）。她活躍於漢森病、臨床及熱帶皮膚科、公共衛生、醫學歷史與倫理、古病理學、人類學及醫學教育等領域，並在 UFES 教授醫學及研究生學生。Deps 教授撰寫並發表了多篇經過同行評審的科學文章，並出版了雙語書籍《我改名的那一天 - 漢森病與污名》（Édition de Boccard，巴黎，2019年）及文學作品。她是國際麻風協會美洲區副會長（2023-2026年）、麻風研究倡議科學審查委員會成員（2020-2024年）、世界衛生組織麻風技術諮詢小組成員（2022-2025年）、全球麻風計畫及技術顧問。

副編輯

馬爾科斯·塞薩爾·弗洛里安教授是一位專注於皮膚科和漢森病的醫生。自1995年以來，他一直是巴西皮膚科學會的成員，自2001年以來是巴西漢森病學會的成員。馬爾科斯博士擁有聖保羅聯邦大學的皮膚科碩士及博士學位。他是聖保羅聯邦大學皮膚科的附屬教授，以及九月大學的醫學教授。他是聖保羅大學藥學院研究倫理委員會的成員。弗洛里安教授活躍於以下領域：漢森病、皮膚病及免疫抑制、臨床及熱帶皮膚科、原住民疾病、初級保健中的皮膚科及醫學教育。他發表了多篇經過同行評審的科學文章，並出版了《皮膚病學圖集 - 原住民》（Springer，2017年）。

馬爾科斯·達·昆哈·洛佩斯·維爾蒙德教授是一位專注於重建整形外科和漢森病的醫生，並在 FOB-USP 教授醫學及研究生學生。他曾擔任巴西漢森病學會及國際麻風協會的會長，並曾擔任勞羅·德·索薩·利馬研究所（ILSL）的主任。維爾蒙德教授擁有聖保羅州立大學的外科博士學位，並是巴西整形外科學會的成員。他在漢森病學領域有豐富的經驗，主要從事康復、公共衛生、修復外科、流行病學及殘疾等方面的工作。他曾擔任期刊 Salusvita 和 Mimesis 的編輯。維爾蒙德博士還擁有音樂博士學位，並教授及研究音樂學。