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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/etiologia , Doenças do Pé/etiologia , Hanseníase/complicações , Neoplasias Cutâneas/etiologia , Úlcera Cutânea/complicações , Idoso , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Doenças do Pé/patologia , Humanos , Hanseníase/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Cutâneas/patologia , Úlcera Cutânea/patologiaRESUMO
Out of 514 leprosy cases studied, 229(44.56%) had disability. Disability was most commonly seen in lepromatous leprosy. There was an increasing trend in disability with increasing age of patient and duration of disease. Disability rate was higher in males as compared to females. Nerve thickening and reactional states were more common in disabled cases. Dapsone treated group showed a disability rate of 63.8% as compared to 30.0% in untreated group. Hand was the most commonly affected site and mobile claw hand was the single most common disability. The overall disability index-D.I. (2) of Bachelli was 1.25 and lepromatous cases had highest D.I. (1.89). Disability index was higher in males and was found to increase with increasing age of patient and duration of disease.
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Pessoas com Deficiência , Hanseníase/fisiopatologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Criança , Dapsona/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Humanos , Índia , Hanseníase Dimorfa/fisiopatologia , Hanseníase Virchowiana/fisiopatologia , Hanseníase Tuberculoide/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores Sexuais , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Out of 500 leprosy patients screened for palmar and/or plantar lesions, eighteen cases were detected. They were classified according to Ridley-Jopling classification. In majority of cases it was macular lesion. Cases were from TT, BT and BB group. In 50% cases, palmo-plantar involvement was associated with type I reaction. In 66.7% cases, it was extension of patch from surrounding area, 11.1% cases isolated lesions were seen and in 22.2% cases both extension as well as isolated lesions were present.
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Pé/patologia , Mãos/patologia , Hanseníase/patologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Biópsia , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Hanseníase/classificação , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
The cutaneous lesions of leprosy on male genitalia were studied. They were found in 2.9% of cases examined in this series. They were seen most commonly in borderline group. It is emphasised that it is not uncommon to find lesions on male genitalia in leprosy.
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Genitália Masculina/patologia , Hanseníase/patologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Biópsia , Humanos , Hanseníase/classificação , Hanseníase/diagnóstico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
A case of Tuberculoid leprosy who had taken irregular treatment for five years and had thickened ulnar nerve which on radiological examination showed calcification, is reported.