[Leprosy reactions in discharged patients following cure by multidrug therapy].

Autor:	Souza LW; Programa de Pós-Graduação de Ciências da Saúde, Hospital Universitário Clemente Faria, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG. wallis@uai.com.br
Jazyk:	portugalština
Zdroj:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2010 Nov-Dec; Vol. 43 (6), pp. 737-9.
DOI:	10.1590/s0037-86822010000600029
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Reactional states are the main cause of nerve lesions and incapacities provoked by leprosy. Methods: Retrospective study aimed at verifying the frequency of leprosy reactions in discharged patients following cure by multidrug therapy (MDT). Results: Among patients who presented reactions during treatment, 35.5% continued after MDT; of those that did not present during treatment, only 12.7% presented after discharge; 63.4% multibacillary patients presented during and 31.7% after; 27.7% paucibacillary patients presented during and 8.3% after. Conclusions: A direct proportional relation exists between the presence of reactions during and after treatment. Multibacillary clinical forms present a greater frequency of reactions during and after cure.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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