TY - JOUR
AU - Peres LCDA
AU - Oliveira LBMD
AU - Oliveira IDFD
AU - Cotian LHM
AU - Machado LCDS
AB - Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, whose etiological agent is the Mycobacterium
leprae, and the main form of transmission is through the airway. One of the most
important demonstrations are hypochromic skin lesions with diminishing sensitivity. The
goal of this job is to expose the consequences that this disease generates, like physical
incapacity even after specific treatment. This is a descriptive and transversal
epidemiological study based on data from articles and documents the Health Surveillance
Secretariat, published in the last 10 years in Brazil, with analysis of confirmed leprosy
cases. The analyzed studies showed a prevalence of leprosy cases in males and in the
black population. They also reveal that of all new cases with leprosy, on average 20% of
the patients remains physical incapacity, even after the discharge. The results show how
important it is to make precocious diagnosis for not harm the patient's daily life.
BT - Brazilian Journal of Health Review
DO - 10.34119/bjhrv4n2-204
IS - 2
LA - por
N2 - Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, whose etiological agent is the Mycobacterium
leprae, and the main form of transmission is through the airway. One of the most
important demonstrations are hypochromic skin lesions with diminishing sensitivity. The
goal of this job is to expose the consequences that this disease generates, like physical
incapacity even after specific treatment. This is a descriptive and transversal
epidemiological study based on data from articles and documents the Health Surveillance
Secretariat, published in the last 10 years in Brazil, with analysis of confirmed leprosy
cases. The analyzed studies showed a prevalence of leprosy cases in males and in the
black population. They also reveal that of all new cases with leprosy, on average 20% of
the patients remains physical incapacity, even after the discharge. The results show how
important it is to make precocious diagnosis for not harm the patient's daily life.
PB - Brazilian Journal of Health Review
PY - 2021
SP - 6547
EP - 6552
T2 - Brazilian Journal of Health Review
TI - Incapacidades físicas na hanseníase: do diagnóstico ao pós-alta / Physical disabilities in leprosy: from diagnosis to post-discharge
UR - https://www.brazilianjournals.com/index.php/BJHR/article/download/27072/21406
VL - 4
SN - 2595-6825, 2595-6825
ER -