Neural complications and physical disabilities in leprosy in a capital of northeastern Brazil with high endemicity

Neural complications and physical disabilities in leprosy in a capital of northeastern Brazil with high endemicity

INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is an infectious disease whose etiologic agent is Mycobacterium leprae, manifested by dermatological and neurological signs and symptoms. OBJECTIVE: To investigate neural changes and the degree of physical disability in the eyes, hands and feet before and after treatment,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ana Eugênia Ribeiro de Araújo e Araújo, Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart, Silma Regina Ferreira Pereira, Ivan Abreu Figueiredo, Humberto Oliveira Serra, Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonseca, Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Subjects:
Hanseníase
Terapêutica
Pessoas com incapacidade
Mycobacterium leprae
Degeneração neural
Epidemiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000400899&lng=en&tlng=en

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000400899&lng=en&tlng=en

Similar Items