Dear colleagues,I add to other previous comments the need we have to comply with strict criteria and, if
possible, strongly substantiated with evidences and classical studies published
previously before publishing articles in the Continuing Medical Education
section.[1] It is not suitable to
teach neither new residents nor active colleagues concepts based on personal
experiences.Our mentors’ textbooks are not dead letters, particularly when regarding clinical
observation and concepts of basic pathophysiology.It scares me the poor quality of the articles recently published about Hansen’s disease
in the Annals.I know this is due to the very poor quality of laboratory tests performed today by
general or clinical pathology.Almost no one knows what Faraco-Fite is. And that is why patients are still classified
according to the number of lesions, which is an aberration.Previously acquired knowledge should not be neglected.I suggest the editors send the articles to experienced and impartial reviewers for each
subject, so that the real quality and relevance of what is intended to be published be
evaluated.Regards