A total of 37 out of 187 patients with leprosy had oral lesions. All were biopsied. Oral lesions were found most frequently in patients with lepromatous leprosy. Prevalence of oral lesions was higher in males than in females (73%:27%). Oral lesions were recorded on the WHO topographical map, and in most cases (92%) several topographical locations were affected, including hard palate in all cases. Topographical locations affected increase with age; males are more extensively affected than females (p = 0.001); and patients with oral lesions who reported affected family members (11 out of 37) had more extensive oral lesions than those who did not. In 27 cases with oral lesions histopathological diagnosis was possible.
BT - Leprosy review C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8464315?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1993 Mar DO - 10.5935/0305-7518.19930005 IS - 1 J2 - Lepr Rev LA - eng N2 -A total of 37 out of 187 patients with leprosy had oral lesions. All were biopsied. Oral lesions were found most frequently in patients with lepromatous leprosy. Prevalence of oral lesions was higher in males than in females (73%:27%). Oral lesions were recorded on the WHO topographical map, and in most cases (92%) several topographical locations were affected, including hard palate in all cases. Topographical locations affected increase with age; males are more extensively affected than females (p = 0.001); and patients with oral lesions who reported affected family members (11 out of 37) had more extensive oral lesions than those who did not. In 27 cases with oral lesions histopathological diagnosis was possible.
PY - 1993 SP - 37 EP - 43 T2 - Leprosy review TI - Oral manifestations of leprosy. UR - http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1993/v64n1/pdf/v64n1a05.pdf VL - 64 SN - 0305-7518 ER -