01266nas a2200325 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001000066653000900076653001000085653002100095653001100116653001100127653001200138653002500150653000900175653001600184653001600200100001400216700002000230700001500250700001400265245009100279856010000370300000900470490000700479520044000486022001400926 1992 d c199210aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aErythema Nodosum10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aWest Indies1 aStrobel M1 aGros de Beler A1 aArnaud J P1 aSibille G00a[Leprosy in Guadeloupe 1980-1990: development and management in the general hospital]. uLa lèpre en Guadeloupe de 1980 à 1990: évolution et prise en charge à l'hôpital général. a22-50 v853 a
27 leprosy patients (19 adults, 8 children) from Basse Terre (Guadeloupe, FWI) were referred to General Hospital from 1975 to 1989: for diagnostic purpose in half the cases, for starting or modifying treatment regimens, or for complications (ENL). Lepromatous type was predominant (16/27), whereas ENL was the most serious diagnosis and therapeutic problem (7/27). Some epidemiological and psycho-social aspects are discussed.
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