@article{21356,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Brazil, Disability Evaluation, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors},
  author = {Alves CJM and Barreto J and Fogagnolo L and Contin LA and Nassif PW},
  title = {[Evaluation of the degree of incapacity of patients with a diagnosis of leprosy at a dermatology service in the state of São Paulo].},
  abstract = {<p><b>UNLABELLED: </b>IINTRODUCTION: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that can lead to physical incapacity.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>The medical records of 167 patients diagnosed with leprosy between 2003 and 2007 were reviewed.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Most of the patients (60%) presented physical incapacity at the time of diagnosis: 34% with grade I and 26% with grade II. It was observed that the degree of incapacity had a direct correlation with the duration of the disease.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Leprosy is still diagnosed late, which may contribute towards maintaining this endemic disease.</p>},
  year = {2010},
  journal = {Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical},
  volume = {43},
  pages = {460-1},
  month = {2010 Jul-Aug},
  issn = {1678-9849},
  url = {http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v43n4/a25v43n4.pdf},
  doi = {10.1590/s0037-86822010000400025},
  language = {por},
}