2015
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153959
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Leprosy in a University Hospital in Southern Brazil

Abstract: BACKGROUNDLeprosy is an infectious disease that may lead to irreversible nerve damage, compromising patient's quality of life and leading to loss of working years.OBJECTIVESTo evaluate the epidemiological profile of patients followed at a University Hospital.MATERIALS AND METHODSThis is a retrospective observational study, based on a review of medical records. We studied the clinical and epidemiological features of patients with leprosy monitored at the Hospital de Clínicas of the Federal University of Paraná … Show more

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“…En otros estudios colombianos, Guerrero Muvdi y León, en 2013, encontraron asociación entre discapacidad y demora en el diagnóstico mayor que 1 año, y Gómez et al, en 2018, en el nordeste del país reportaron un retraso diagnóstico con mediana de 19 meses [7,25]. Además, en el sureste de Brasil, en 2015, Lima et al describieron, en los hallazgos de su estudio, un retraso diagnóstico de 24,5 meses [26].…”
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“…En otros estudios colombianos, Guerrero Muvdi y León, en 2013, encontraron asociación entre discapacidad y demora en el diagnóstico mayor que 1 año, y Gómez et al, en 2018, en el nordeste del país reportaron un retraso diagnóstico con mediana de 19 meses [7,25]. Además, en el sureste de Brasil, en 2015, Lima et al describieron, en los hallazgos de su estudio, un retraso diagnóstico de 24,5 meses [26].…”
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“…Leprosy is a notifiable disease, endemic in Brazil and still considered a public health problem, with a correlation between the disease population and social condition 10,11 . The later diagnosis and treatment, the more serious the physical and social disabilities of patients 12,13 . Stigma and preconceptions resulting from this disease remain in the popular imagination and are linked to the image of the body, because patients may have skin spots, lesions on the mucosa and physical deformities.…”
Section: Leprosy -Conception Of the Disease Contact And Reasons For mentioning
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“…A hanseníase é uma doença infecciosa crônica, causada pela bactéria Mycobacterium leprae, a qual tem preferência por nervos e pele. A transmissão se dá através de gotículas expelidas no ar pelo portador da doença e têm como principais sintomas o aparecimento de manchas pelo corpo, lesões na pele com perda de sensibilidade e alterações físico-motoras (Lima et. al.…”
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