02125nas a2200409   4500000000100000008004100001260008700042653001500129653001000144653002100154653000900175653002000184653001400204653001100218653001000229653001100239653002200250653001100272653001200283653000900295653001600304653002300320653002400343653002100367653002600388653001600414100001900430700001600449700001600465700001300481245015200494856004900646300000900695490000700704520099000711022001401701       2012                            d  c2012 JanbFundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional De Saude PublicaaRio De Janeiro 10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Distribution10aAged10aBody Mass Index10aBody Size10aBrazil10aChild10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNutritional Status10aPrimary Health Care10aSex Distribution10aSocioeconomic Factors10aYoung Adult1 aMontenegro RMN1 aZandonade E1 aMolina MDCB1 aDiniz LM00aReactional state and nutritional profile among leprosy patients in the primary health care system, Greater Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil.  uhttp://www.scielosp.org/pdf/csp/v28n1/04.pdf  a31-80 v283 a<p>Leprosy may present acute/subacute inflammatory processes (leprosy reactions). The study characterized the reactional states of patients at health clinics in Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, and associated them with sociodemographic factors and clinical/nutritional variables. between January and December 2009, longitudinal follow-up of patients with leprosy continued until leprosy reactions occurred or patients completed 6 months of multidrug therapy. Of the 151 patients participating, 78 (51.7%) were females, 48 (31.8%) had 5 to 8 years schooling, 93 (61.6%) worked and earned from 1 to 3 minimum wages, and 55 (36.4 %) had leprosy reactions, but with no statistical association to socioeconomic characteristics or nutritional status. However, absence of reaction was more common in the low-weight group, suggesting a trend in this group to protection from the reaction (p = 0.0906). The study found no association between nutritional status and leprosy reaction.</p>  a1678-4464