@article{11027,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Argentina, Child, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Mycobacterium leprae, Patient Compliance, Prognosis, Sex Factors},
  author = {Arpini R and Chapo R},
  title = {[Hansen I. Considerations on its development].},
  abstract = {<p>The causes of the existence and importance of the I form are discussed, as were as its characteristics and the advantage of using the letter I to refer to this group. It is called initial because it is the way the disease first appears and due to its epidemiological value. The method used in the research carried out in the Department of Dermatology of the PIC on 444 patients with I form in the register of patients in the PIC is 16%. The average age ranged from 30 to 39 years old. Most of the patients had a positive immunology (65%) and a negative bacteriology (68%). 143 patients cured; 135 as I and 7 as T.</p>},
  year = {1987},
  journal = {Medicina cutanea ibero-latino-americana},
  volume = {15},
  pages = {493-503},
  month = {1987},
  issn = {0210-5187},
  language = {spa},
}