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Effectiveness of the retreatment of patients with multibacillary leprosy and episodes of erythema nodosum leprosum and/or persistent neuritis: a single-center experience
Lastória, Joel Carlos; Almeida, Thaís Sampaio Corrêa de; Putinatti, Maria Stella de Mello Ayres; Padovani, Carlos Roberto.
Afiliación
  • Lastória, Joel Carlos; Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho". Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu. Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy. Botucatu. BR
  • Almeida, Thaís Sampaio Corrêa de; Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho". Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu. Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy. Botucatu. BR
  • Putinatti, Maria Stella de Mello Ayres; Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho". Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu. Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy. Botucatu. BR
  • Padovani, Carlos Roberto; Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho". Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu. Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy. Botucatu. BR
An. bras. dermatol ; 93(2): 181-184, Mar.-Apr. 2018. graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: biblio-887190
Biblioteca responsable: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract

Background:

Erythema nodosum leprosum may appear before, during or after treatment of leprosy and is one of the main factors for nerve damage in patients. When it occurs or continues to occur after treatment, it may indicate disease recurrence and a new treatment may be instituted again.

Objective:

To evaluate the retreatment of patients with multibacillary leprosy who underwent standard treatment with multidrug therapy, but developed or continued to present reactions of erythema nodosum leprosum and/or neuritis 3-5 years after its end.

Method:

For this objective, a new treatment was performed in 29 patients with multibacillary leprosy who maintained episodes of erythema nodosum and/or neuritis 3-5 years after conventional treatment.

Results:

In general, we observed that 27 (93.10%) had no more new episodes after a follow up period of eight months to five years. In five of these patients the reason for the retreatment was the occurrence of difficult-to-control neuritis, and that has ceased to occur in all of them. Study

limitations:

Small number of patients..

Conclusion:

In the cases observed, retreatment was an effective measure to prevent the occurrence of erythema nodosum leprosum and/or persistent neuritis.
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Texto completo: Disponible Colección: Bases de datos internacionales Contexto en salud: ODS3 - Salud y Bienestar / Enfermedades Desatendidas Problema de salud: Meta 3.3: Poner fin a las enfermedades desatendidas y detener enfermedades transmisibles / Lepra / Enfermedades Desatendidas Base de datos: LILACS Asunto principal: Lepra Lepromatosa / Eritema Nudoso / Lepra Multibacilar / Neuritis Tipo de estudio: Estudio de evaluación Límite: Femenino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglés Revista: An. bras. dermatol Asunto de la revista: Dermatologia Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"/BR

Texto completo: Disponible Colección: Bases de datos internacionales Contexto en salud: ODS3 - Salud y Bienestar / Enfermedades Desatendidas Problema de salud: Meta 3.3: Poner fin a las enfermedades desatendidas y detener enfermedades transmisibles / Lepra / Enfermedades Desatendidas Base de datos: LILACS Asunto principal: Lepra Lepromatosa / Eritema Nudoso / Lepra Multibacilar / Neuritis Tipo de estudio: Estudio de evaluación Límite: Femenino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglés Revista: An. bras. dermatol Asunto de la revista: Dermatologia Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"/BR
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