TY - JOUR
KW - Bone Cements
KW - Brazil
KW - Humans
KW - Leprosy, Tuberculoid
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Muscular Atrophy
KW - Mycobacterium leprae
KW - Peripheral nerves
KW - Polymethyl Methacrylate
KW - Treatment Outcome
AU - Orsi AT
AU - Santos M
AU - Miranda AE
AU - Bandeira CO
AU - Silva L
AU - Chrusciak-Talhari A
AU - Talhari C
AU - Talhari S
AB - <p>Leprosy, an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affects mostly the skin and peripheral nerves. The polymethylmethacrylate has been used as bone cement, knee and intraocular implants as a bioexpansor, filling the area where it is applied. We describe the case of a Brazilian male with tuberculoid leprosy who developed muscular wasting between the metacarpals of both hands. Ten years after leprosy treatment, he was submitted to five applications of 10% polymethylmethacrylate. The treatment was successful, improving the appearance of his hands leading to a positive impact on the patient's life.</p>
BT - Leprosy review
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21067062?dopt=Abstract
C6 - Free full text
DA - 2010 Sep
DO - 10.2340/16501977-0625
IS - 3
J2 - Lepr Rev
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Leprosy, an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affects mostly the skin and peripheral nerves. The polymethylmethacrylate has been used as bone cement, knee and intraocular implants as a bioexpansor, filling the area where it is applied. We describe the case of a Brazilian male with tuberculoid leprosy who developed muscular wasting between the metacarpals of both hands. Ten years after leprosy treatment, he was submitted to five applications of 10% polymethylmethacrylate. The treatment was successful, improving the appearance of his hands leading to a positive impact on the patient's life.</p>
PY - 2010
SP - 216
EP - 20
T2 - Leprosy review
TI - Hand atrophy in a leprosy patient--treatment with polymethylmethacrylate.
UR - https://leprosyreview.org/article/81/3/21-6220
VL - 81
SN - 0305-7518
ER -