@article{200,
  keywords = {Aged, Brazil, Cross-Sectional Studies, Facial Dermatoses, Female, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Mouth Diseases, Mouth Mucosa},
  author = {Martins M D and Russo M P and Lemos J B D and Fernandes K P S and Bussadori S K and Corrêa C T and Martins M A T},
  title = {Orofacial lesions in treated southeast Brazilian leprosy patients: a cross-sectional study.},
  abstract = {<p><b>AIM: </b>The aim of the present study was to clinically evaluate the oral mucosa lesions of leprosy patients during and after multi-drug therapy.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Clinical examination, medical and dental history examination was performed in 100 leprosy patients.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The results revealed that 71 patients, 50 men and 21 women, exibited oral lesions. The most frequent lesions were: fissured tongue (18 cases), inflammatory papillary hyperplasia (16 cases), chronic atrophic candidiasis (10 cases), fibroma (10 cases), erythematous candidiasis (eight cases), and traumatic ulceration (seven cases).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>We conclude that leprosy-related lesions are not present in patients undergoing treatment for leprosy, probably due to response to multidrug therapy.</p>},
  year = {2007},
  journal = {Oral diseases},
  volume = {13},
  pages = {270-3},
  month = {2007 May},
  issn = {1354-523X},
  doi = {10.1111/j.1601-0825.2006.01275.x},
  language = {eng},
}