@article{7726,
  keywords = {Adult, Aged, Female, Hand, Humans, Incidence, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Radiography, Rheumatic Diseases},
  author = {Paira S O and Roverano S},
  title = {The rheumatic manifestations of leprosy.},
  abstract = {<p>We investigated the rheumatic and laboratory features in 25 patients with Hansen's disease. Sixteen (64%) developed a broad range of rheumatic manifestations, the most common being a distinctive syndrome of swollen hands observed in 10 patients (66.5%). These manifestations were more frequent in patients with lepromatous leprosy. There was no correlation between articular clinical findings and X-ray or laboratory abnormalities. A careful clinical history and the recognition of rheumatic features will help to differentiate patients with leprosy and rheumatic manifestations from those with a primary rheumatic disease.</p>},
  year = {1991},
  journal = {Clinical rheumatology},
  volume = {10},
  pages = {274-6},
  month = {1991 Sep},
  issn = {0770-3198},
  doi = {10.1007/bf02208689},
  language = {eng},
}