01198nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002600059653001800085653001600103653001100119653001900130653001200149653000900161653001300170653001900183653001500202653001800217653001700235653001500252100001400267700001700281245006400298300001100362490000600373520050300379022001400882       1985                            d  c1985 Apr-Jun10aArthritis, Infectious10aBone Diseases10aExtremities10aHumans10aJoint Diseases10aleprosy10aNose10aOsteitis10aOsteoarthritis10aOsteolysis10aOsteomyelitis10aOsteoporosis10aSynostosis1 aCarayon A1 aLanguillon J00a[Osteoarticular lesions in leprosy (experience 1960-1982)].  a133-530 v33 a<p>Bone changes are frequent in leprosy involving small distal bones of the limbs and, in advanced cases, some cranial bones. The various kinds of osteitis and their radiologic features are described as well as the arthritis to which they can give way. These changes may result directly from the infection by M. leprae indirectly through nerve damage and also by pyogenic infections. The therapeutic tactic is discussed according to this approach of the various types of bones and joint damage.</p>  a0001-5938