01070nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001800066653001100084653001200095653000900107653001000116653003900126653002400165100001300189700001200202245003700214856005900251300001000310490000700320050001500327520044800342022001400790       1995                            d  c1995 Sep10aFemale10aHand Injuries10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aNepal10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aSensation Disorders1 aSoares D1 aDesar N00aHand wounds in leprosy patients.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1995/v66n3/pdf/v66n3a08.pdf  a235-80 v66  aSOARES19953 a<p>This study assessed the causes, duration and site of hand wounds seen among patients in order to try and improve the delivery of self-care teaching to patients with anaesthetic hands. Seventy-seven patients with 102 affected hand surfaces were assessed. The commonest cause was a burn from a tea glass. The average duration of the wound was 2 weeks. Most patients had a single current wound and 62% of wounds were on the palmar surface.</p>  a0305-7518