TY - JOUR KW - Adolescent KW - Brazil KW - Disability Evaluation KW - Female KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Time Factors AU - Alves CJM AU - Barreto J AU - Fogagnolo L AU - Contin LA AU - Nassif PW AB -

UNLABELLED: IINTRODUCTION: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that can lead to physical incapacity.

METHODS: The medical records of 167 patients diagnosed with leprosy between 2003 and 2007 were reviewed.

RESULTS: Most of the patients (60%) presented physical incapacity at the time of diagnosis: 34% with grade I and 26% with grade II. It was observed that the degree of incapacity had a direct correlation with the duration of the disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Leprosy is still diagnosed late, which may contribute towards maintaining this endemic disease.

BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20802951?dopt=Abstract CN - ALVES 2010 DA - 2010 Jul-Aug DO - 10.1590/s0037-86822010000400025 IS - 4 J2 - Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. LA - por N2 -

UNLABELLED: IINTRODUCTION: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that can lead to physical incapacity.

METHODS: The medical records of 167 patients diagnosed with leprosy between 2003 and 2007 were reviewed.

RESULTS: Most of the patients (60%) presented physical incapacity at the time of diagnosis: 34% with grade I and 26% with grade II. It was observed that the degree of incapacity had a direct correlation with the duration of the disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Leprosy is still diagnosed late, which may contribute towards maintaining this endemic disease.

PY - 2010 SP - 460 EP - 1 T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical TI - [Evaluation of the degree of incapacity of patients with a diagnosis of leprosy at a dermatology service in the state of São Paulo]. TT - Avaliação do grau de incapacidade dos pacientes com diagnóstico de hanseníase em Serviço de Dermatologia do Estado de São Paulo UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v43n4/a25v43n4.pdf VL - 43 SN - 1678-9849 ER -