Epidemiological, clinical, and operational aspects of leprosy patients assisted at a referral service in the state of Maranhão, Brazil
INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and operational aspects of leprosy carriers. METHODS: A cross-sectional study leprosy patients assisted in São Luis, MA, was performed. RESULTS: Of the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f0c40384581f4289888422508f2c04e8 2023-05-15T15:12:19+02:00 Epidemiological, clinical, and operational aspects of leprosy patients assisted at a referral service in the state of Maranhão, Brazil Rita da Graça Carvalhal Frazão Corrêa Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas Dayse Karen Carneiro Rêgo Amaral Fábio Silva França Emygdia Rosa Rêgo Barros Pires-Leal Mesquita 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000100017 https://doaj.org/article/f0c40384581f4289888422508f2c04e8 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000100017&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/S0037-86822012000100017 https://doaj.org/article/f0c40384581f4289888422508f2c04e8 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 45, Iss 1, Pp 89-94 (2012) Hanseníase Perfil clínico Perfil epidemiológico Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000100017 2022-12-30T21:27:57Z INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and operational aspects of leprosy carriers. METHODS: A cross-sectional study leprosy patients assisted in São Luis, MA, was performed. RESULTS: Of the 85 cases analyzed, 51.7% were male participants, and 60% were brown. Concerning the age, 54.8% of women were between 35 and 49 years, and 57.6% of men were between 20 and 34 years. Lepromatous leprosy was found in 42.3% of cases, and the multibacillary form was found in 72.9%. The skin smear was positive in 42.3%. The occurrence of reaction was found in 43.5% of cases, and 83.5% had no Bacillus Calmette-Guérin scar. Leprosy in the family was reported by 44.7% of the patients. Most of the individuals (96.4%) lived in houses made of brick with more than three rooms (72.6%) and two persons per room (65.1%). Concerning the level of education, 41.4% of women and 34.1% of men had more than one to three years of education. The most evaluated age group in the beginning of the treatment was that of 35 to 49 years with a Grade 0 incapability (64.5%), and that in the end was the age group of 20 to 34 (29.9%) with Grade 0, 30.7% Grade 1, and 11.5% Grade 2. CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of multibacillary forms found in this study and the cases in family members point out delayed diagnoses. Thus, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are important in decreasing the outcome of disabilities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Calmette ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-68.050,-68.050) Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 45 1 89 94 |
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Hanseníase Perfil clínico Perfil epidemiológico Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Rita da Graça Carvalhal Frazão Corrêa Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas Dayse Karen Carneiro Rêgo Amaral Fábio Silva França Emygdia Rosa Rêgo Barros Pires-Leal Mesquita Epidemiological, clinical, and operational aspects of leprosy patients assisted at a referral service in the state of Maranhão, Brazil |
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INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and operational aspects of leprosy carriers. METHODS: A cross-sectional study leprosy patients assisted in São Luis, MA, was performed. RESULTS: Of the 85 cases analyzed, 51.7% were male participants, and 60% were brown. Concerning the age, 54.8% of women were between 35 and 49 years, and 57.6% of men were between 20 and 34 years. Lepromatous leprosy was found in 42.3% of cases, and the multibacillary form was found in 72.9%. The skin smear was positive in 42.3%. The occurrence of reaction was found in 43.5% of cases, and 83.5% had no Bacillus Calmette-Guérin scar. Leprosy in the family was reported by 44.7% of the patients. Most of the individuals (96.4%) lived in houses made of brick with more than three rooms (72.6%) and two persons per room (65.1%). Concerning the level of education, 41.4% of women and 34.1% of men had more than one to three years of education. The most evaluated age group in the beginning of the treatment was that of 35 to 49 years with a Grade 0 incapability (64.5%), and that in the end was the age group of 20 to 34 (29.9%) with Grade 0, 30.7% Grade 1, and 11.5% Grade 2. CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of multibacillary forms found in this study and the cases in family members point out delayed diagnoses. Thus, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are important in decreasing the outcome of disabilities. |
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Rita da Graça Carvalhal Frazão Corrêa Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas Dayse Karen Carneiro Rêgo Amaral Fábio Silva França Emygdia Rosa Rêgo Barros Pires-Leal Mesquita |
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Epidemiological, clinical, and operational aspects of leprosy patients assisted at a referral service in the state of Maranhão, Brazil |
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