Afectación familiar de la enfermedad de Hansen [PDF]
Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, 2014 En los últimos años se han producido avances notables en el control y eliminación de la lepra en todo el mundo. En los países con baja prevalencia, como Cuba, la lucha se desarrolla en diversos frentes: el científico, el tecnológico, el asistencial y el ...
Vicente de Jesús Álvarez Yabor +2 more
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Interventions for erythema nodosum leprosum. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2009 Background Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a serious immunological complication of leprosy, causing inflammation of skin, nerves, other organs, and general malaise.
Van Veen NH +4 more
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Epidemiological profile of leprosy in a municipality of northeastern Brazil in the face of the challenges of those affected [PDF]
, 2022 Objective: To characterize through data obtained from secondary sources the epidemiological profile of leprosy patients in Teresina, Piauí, from 2017 to 2021 in relation to challenges such as disabilities, involvement in children and the rate of deaths ...
Anjos, Monaliza Sousa dos +1 more
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The religious imaginary of Hansen's disease patients: a comparative study of former inmates of the asylums of São Paulo and current Hansen's disease patients [PDF]
, 2009 Analisa a religiosidade de pacientes portadores de hanseníase que viveram dois períodos distintos da história do tratamento dos doentes: o do internamento em asilos e o da prática atual.
MELLAGI, André Gonçalves +1 more
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La Lepra en el municipio de Fortaleza, CE, Brasil: aspectos epidemiológicos y operacionales en menores de 15 años (1995-2006) [PDF]
, 2008 Estudo transversal que objetiva analisar a ocorrência de casos de hanseníase em menores de 15 anos de idade residentes no Município de Fortaleza e notificados no SINAN.
ALENCAR, Carlos Henrique Morais de +6 more
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Detección del ADN de Mycobacterium leprae en secreción nasal [PDF]
, 2008 Studies have demonstrated high sensibility of the polimerase chain reaction (PCR) technique in the identification of the Mycobacterium leprae DNA . This study aimed to evalue the PCR sensibility at the detection of the M.
ALMEIDA, Maria das Graças Carvalho +4 more
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Clinical and laboratory characteristics in the retreatment of leprosy relapse [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical and laboratory data of leprosy patients diagnosed in specialized services in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, during the initial treatment and the retreatment of relapse.
Ferreira, Silvana Margarida Benevides +2 more
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Imaging methods evaluation in osteoarticular and peripheral nerves involvement in leprosy [PDF]
, 2006 In leprosy, bone lesions due direct invasion of bacilli are low in incidence and these lesions exhibit radiologic findings of acute and chronic osteomyelitis similar to those of other granulomatous infectious agents.
Ciconelli, Rozana Mesquita +3 more
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Leprosy in Espírito Santo State, Brazil: a growing endemic? [PDF]
, 2008 Descrição do comportamento e análise da tendência da hanseníase entre pacientes residentes no Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil, de 1980 a 2003. Utilizando modelos estatísticos para séries temporais, identificou-se tendência crescente para todo o período ...
MARTINS, Cleide Lavieri +2 more
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O FENÔMENO REACIONAL NA HANSENÍASE E ASPECTOS DA ASSISTÊNCIA DE ENFERMAGEM [PDF]
, 2015 Due to chronic evolution in leprosy, acute phenomena known as reactional episodes may occur before the diagnosis, during treatment, or even after the cure, predisposing patients to deformities.
Paschoal, Vania Del’Arco +1 more
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