Abstract The work presents the analysis and synthesis of patent families about leprosy worldwide in the last 20 years. Three technological aspects were defined for the study of both portfolios, thus defined: diagnostic, drug/treatment and vaccine. Three thousand and three hundred twenty-three (3323) pate...
Resumen La lepra o enfermedad de Hansen es una de las clásicas enfermedades olvidadas que aún persiste en Perú. La infección es ocasionada por Mycobacterium leprae. La enfermedad varÃa en un amplio rango de manifestaciones desde la lepra tuberculoide (paucibacilar) hasta la lepromatosa (multibacilar...
Abstract Histoid leprosy is considered a rare form of lepromatous leprosy. Its peculiar clinical picture makes its diagnosis a challenging one, which can delay starting treatment and perpetuate the disease as endemic. In addition to representing a reservoir of bacilli, and being an important means of con...
Considerando o elevado número de casos de recidivas em hansenÃase registrados no Sistema Nacional de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) em diferentes regionais e municÃpios do Estado de Goiás, que os casos de recidiva são raros, geralmente ocorrem em perÃodo superior a cinco anos após a cura e que Ã...
ABSTRACT Background: Peripheral neural surgical decompression (PNSD) is used as a complementary therapy to the clinical treatment of neuritis to preserve neural function. Objective: To evaluate the long-term (≥ 1 year) clinical and functional results for PNSD in leprosy neuritis. Methods: This...