TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Brazil
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Infant, Newborn
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Prevalence
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Young Adult
AU - Penna GO
AU - Pinheiro AM
AU - Nogueira LSC
AU - Carvalho LR
AU - Oliveira MBB
AU - Carreiro VP
AB - <p>Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, is an infectious disease still prevalent in Brazil. It is a chronic illness with acute immunological phenomena known as leprosy reactions. In the Federal District of Brazil, the University Hospital of Brasília is the reference centre for leprosy care. The study aimed to characterize the clinical and epidemiological profile of Hansen's disease patients at the University Hospital of Brasília, by descriptive, retrospective analysis of 1,124 patients over the period from 1985 to 2005. The pattern of leprosy in this study demonstrated that type 2 leprosy reactions were common, especially in the lepromatous form and presented a direct correlation with the bacilloscopic index. The prevalence and frequency of severe complications, such as leprosy reactions, emphasize the importance of the ongoing study of leprosy and the need for continual improvement in the scope of knowledge concerning its treatment.</p>
BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19142435?dopt=Abstract
DA - 2008 Nov-Dec
DO - 10.1590/s0037-86822008000600006
IS - 6
J2 - Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, is an infectious disease still prevalent in Brazil. It is a chronic illness with acute immunological phenomena known as leprosy reactions. In the Federal District of Brazil, the University Hospital of Brasília is the reference centre for leprosy care. The study aimed to characterize the clinical and epidemiological profile of Hansen's disease patients at the University Hospital of Brasília, by descriptive, retrospective analysis of 1,124 patients over the period from 1985 to 2005. The pattern of leprosy in this study demonstrated that type 2 leprosy reactions were common, especially in the lepromatous form and presented a direct correlation with the bacilloscopic index. The prevalence and frequency of severe complications, such as leprosy reactions, emphasize the importance of the ongoing study of leprosy and the need for continual improvement in the scope of knowledge concerning its treatment.</p>
PY - 2008
SP - 575
EP - 80
T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
TI - Clinical and epidemiological study of leprosy cases in the University Hospital of Brasília: 20 years -- 1985 to 2005.
VL - 41
SN - 1678-9849
ER -