RESUMEN
Introducción: lepra (enfermedad de Hansen) es una patología infecciosa desatendida que afecta piel y nervios periféricos, desencadenando neuropatías y complicaciones como deformidades y discapacidades.
Objetivos: determinar características epidemiológicas y clínicas de pacientes con lepra...
Lepra Multibacilar/diagnóstico,
Lepra Multibacilar/tratamiento farmacológico,
Lepra Multibacilar/prevención & control,
Dapsona/uso terapéutico,
Rifampin/uso terapéutico,
Clofazimina/uso terapéutico,
Lepra Paucibacilar/diagnóstico,
Lepra Paucibacilar/tratamiento farmacológico,
Lepra Paucibacilar/prevención & control,
Enfermedades Desatendidas,
Paraguay/epidemiología,
Lepra/epidemiología
Background and Objectives: leprosy is a mycobacteriosis known for centuries and prevalent to this day and, despite the reduction in the number of cases, it still affects many Brazilians. To this end, this study aimed to assess the clinical forms of leprosy in the state of Pará between 2001 and 2020. Me...
A hanseníase é uma doença infecciosa crônica, causada pelo Mycobacterium leprae, um bacilo com tropismo pela pele e pelos nervos periféricos, com potencial de provocar deformidades físicas e incapacidades. O período de incubação da doença é longo, de 2 a 7 anos, podendo chegar a 20 anos ou mai...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Integrated Program of Leprosy Control was initiated in the municipality of Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil, an area considered hyperendemic for leprosy in 2003. It aims at assessing the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the disease to reduce the detection rate of ...
Abstract: Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that is endemic in Brazil and little studied in patients over 60 years old. Objective: The aim of this study was the epidemiological and clinical description of cases of leprosy in individuals older than 60 years, notified in the State of Es...
BACKGROUND Leprosy remains a health problem in many countries, with difficulties in diagnosis resulting in delayed treatment and more severe disabilities. Antibodies against several Mycobacterium leprae antigens have, however, shown value as diagnostic and/or prognostic markers. OBJECTIVES The objecti...
Resumo: O projeto Palmas Livre da Hanseníase foi implementado para o incremento dos indicadores e o enfrentamento da doença, visto que a capital do Tocantins é a mais hiperendêmica do país. Este estudo mede o impacto da intervenção do projeto por meio da análise da tendência de indicadores prior...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Endémicas,
Sistemas de Información en Salud,
Personal de Salud/educación,
Incidencia,
Lepra Multibacilar/epidemiología,
Lepra Multibacilar/prevención & control,
Lepra Paucibacilar/epidemiología,
Lepra Paucibacilar/prevención & control,
Prevalencia,
Atención Primaria de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud,
Valores de Referencia,
Análisis de Regresión,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores de Tiempo
Abstract Considering that the main route of Mycobacterium leprae transmission is the upper respiratory tract, detection of salivary antibodies can be a useful tool for diagnosing early infection. The study aimed to analyze salivary anti-PGL-1 IgA and IgM antibodies in 169 children aged 4-16 years old, wh...
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/administración & dosificación,
Antígenos Bacterianos/análisis,
Antígenos Bacterianos/inmunología,
Trazado de Contacto,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Familia,
Glucolípidos/análisis,
Glucolípidos/inmunología,
Lepra Multibacilar/diagnóstico,
Lepra Paucibacilar/diagnóstico,
Mycobacterium leprae/inmunología,
Saliva/química,
Saliva/inmunología
Abstract Background: In Brazil, 38,000 new cases of leprosy are discovered each year, making it a public health problem. Objective: To identify whether or not there is an association between activity limitations and the restriction of social participation with some demographic data (age range, gender, ...
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Lepra Multibacilar/psicología,
Lepra Paucibacilar/psicología,
Calidad de Vida,
Perfil de Impacto de Enfermedad,
Participación Social/psicología,
Factores de Edad,
Estudios Transversales,
Escolaridad,
Factores Sexuales,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
