Relationship between bacilloscopy and operational classification of Hansen's disease in patients with reactions
An. bras. dermatol
; 93(3): 454-456, May-June 2018. tab, graf
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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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01-internacional
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Lepra
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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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