Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries

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Autor(a) principal: Foss,Norma Tiraboschi
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Motta,Ana Carolina Fragoso
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Texto Completo: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000900006
Resumo: Leprosy is an ancient disease that remains endemic and continues to be a major public health problem in some tropical countries, where it has been internationally recognized as being linked to the underdevelopment conditions. The natural course of the disease covers a wide variety of clinical conditions with systemic involvement. In this paper, we review the findings obtained in studies of the pathological mechanisms of leprosy, including a survey of the literature and of our own work. The understanding and control of the wide variety of clinical conditions should help improve patient care and thus prevent the onset of physical impairment and the stigma of the disease.
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spelling Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countriesleprosyimmunopathologyvisceral manifestationcoinfectionneuropathyLeprosy is an ancient disease that remains endemic and continues to be a major public health problem in some tropical countries, where it has been internationally recognized as being linked to the underdevelopment conditions. The natural course of the disease covers a wide variety of clinical conditions with systemic involvement. In this paper, we review the findings obtained in studies of the pathological mechanisms of leprosy, including a survey of the literature and of our own work. The understanding and control of the wide variety of clinical conditions should help improve patient care and thus prevent the onset of physical impairment and the stigma of the disease.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde2012-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000900006Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.107 suppl.1 2012reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02762012000900006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFoss,Norma TiraboschiMotta,Ana Carolina Fragosoeng2020-04-25T17:51:18Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:18:42.216Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries
title Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries
spellingShingle Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries
Foss,Norma Tiraboschi
leprosy
immunopathology
visceral manifestation
coinfection
neuropathy
title_short Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries
title_full Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries
title_fullStr Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries
title_full_unstemmed Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries
title_sort Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries
author Foss,Norma Tiraboschi
author_facet Foss,Norma Tiraboschi
Motta,Ana Carolina Fragoso
author_role author
author2 Motta,Ana Carolina Fragoso
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Foss,Norma Tiraboschi
Motta,Ana Carolina Fragoso
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv leprosy
immunopathology
visceral manifestation
coinfection
neuropathy
topic leprosy
immunopathology
visceral manifestation
coinfection
neuropathy
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Leprosy is an ancient disease that remains endemic and continues to be a major public health problem in some tropical countries, where it has been internationally recognized as being linked to the underdevelopment conditions. The natural course of the disease covers a wide variety of clinical conditions with systemic involvement. In this paper, we review the findings obtained in studies of the pathological mechanisms of leprosy, including a survey of the literature and of our own work. The understanding and control of the wide variety of clinical conditions should help improve patient care and thus prevent the onset of physical impairment and the stigma of the disease.
description Leprosy is an ancient disease that remains endemic and continues to be a major public health problem in some tropical countries, where it has been internationally recognized as being linked to the underdevelopment conditions. The natural course of the disease covers a wide variety of clinical conditions with systemic involvement. In this paper, we review the findings obtained in studies of the pathological mechanisms of leprosy, including a survey of the literature and of our own work. The understanding and control of the wide variety of clinical conditions should help improve patient care and thus prevent the onset of physical impairment and the stigma of the disease.
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