01422nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653000900059653001100068653001200079653001500091100002100106700002000127700002100147245006100168300001100229490000600240520095600246022001401202       1993                            d  c1993 Jul-Dec10aCuba10aHumans10aleprosy10aPrevalence1 aGuerra Núñez M1 aMora Castillo N1 aAbijana Damien G00a[Study of leprosy at the "Emilio d'Audinot" polyclinic].  a98-1030 v93 a<p>A study on the prevalence of leprosy is performed in "Emilio Daudinot" polyclinics, Guantanamo. The behaviour of leprosy according to clinical manifestations and results showing that lepromatous leprosy is the most frequent form, as well as the number of positive patients and the ones who present reactional status, are reported. The clinical course according to skin and general manifestations is analyzed, and it was determined that the greatest number of cases improved with treatment. Likewise, it was found that the greatest number of positive patients require a 1-4 year period for becoming negative. The immunologic status of cases studied according to the different clinical forms is reported and it was observed that the greatest number of cases are immunologically depressed which agrees with the fact that most of patients have the lepromatous form. Nurses play a very important role for the control and treatment of these patients.</p>  a0864-0319