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Relationship between bacilloscopy and operational classification of Hansen's disease in patients with reactions
Santos, Marcel Alex Soares dos; Mercadante, Larissa Mondadori; Pegas, Elisangela Samartin; Kadunc, Bogdana Victoria.
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  • Santos, Marcel Alex Soares dos; Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Post-graduation Program in Health Sciences. Campinas. BR
  • Mercadante, Larissa Mondadori; Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Service of Dermatology. Campinas. BR
  • Pegas, Elisangela Samartin; Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Outpatient clinic of Hansen's disease. Campinas. BR
  • Kadunc, Bogdana Victoria; Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Service of Dermatology. Campinas. BR
An. bras. dermatol ; 93(3): 454-456, May-June 2018. tab, graf
Article en En | LILACS | ID: biblio-1038271
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Leprosy can be classified according to its operational form as paucibacillary or multibacillary. Bacilloscopy integrates its diagnostic armamentarium. Patients with the disease may present leprosy reactions. This study describes the association of bacilloscopy results and the type of operational classification of leprosy in patients with leprosy reactions. Medical records were analyzed at a reference center between 2010 and 2015. Reactions occurred in almost half of the patients, making their identification important. The bacilloscopic and operational characterization indicates a greater occurrence of leprosy reactions in patients with positive bacilloscopy and also in multibacillary.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: LILACS Asunto principal: Lepra Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: An. bras. dermatol Asunto de la revista: DERMATOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: LILACS Asunto principal: Lepra Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: An. bras. dermatol Asunto de la revista: DERMATOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil