Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São Paulo
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Resumo: | BACKGROUND: Leprosy is the main infectious cause of disability. It is said to be eradicated in São Paulo since 2005, but diagnosis is still late. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of leprosy patients diagnosed between 01/2007 and 12/2011, in a reference center in São Paulo. METHODS: Retrospective descriptive study. Data of all new leprosy cases diagnosed between 01/2007 and 12/2011 were raised in São Paulo. RESULTS: 103 men and 71 women were diagnosed, most of them were multibacillary. Mean age at diagnosis was 49 yrs; 2,2% were children; 70% had incomplete primary education; 50% were referred without diagnostic suspicion of leprosy. Mean time since first symptoms/signs and diagnosis was 2 years; 64% of patients had some degree of disability, and 26% had grade 2. 23 cases were diagnosed only after being summoned, and 80% of these had no disability. Agreement between the Ridley and Jopling and the WHO classification was 75% (kappa index = 0.44). Serology for IgM anti-PGL1 (87 patients) showed a mean value of 0.25, and an association between MB classification and test positivity (p <0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Leprosy diagnosis in São Paulo is late. The disease mainly affected the socially disadvantaged and economically active population. Failure to detect the disease (41% in the last 10 years) could be due to the lack of suspicion and to decentralization. For the classification of patients with advanced leprosy, both the WHO and R&J classifications proved to be helpful tools. |
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Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São PauloEpidemiologyLeprosyMycobacterium lepraePublic health BACKGROUND: Leprosy is the main infectious cause of disability. It is said to be eradicated in São Paulo since 2005, but diagnosis is still late. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of leprosy patients diagnosed between 01/2007 and 12/2011, in a reference center in São Paulo. METHODS: Retrospective descriptive study. Data of all new leprosy cases diagnosed between 01/2007 and 12/2011 were raised in São Paulo. RESULTS: 103 men and 71 women were diagnosed, most of them were multibacillary. Mean age at diagnosis was 49 yrs; 2,2% were children; 70% had incomplete primary education; 50% were referred without diagnostic suspicion of leprosy. Mean time since first symptoms/signs and diagnosis was 2 years; 64% of patients had some degree of disability, and 26% had grade 2. 23 cases were diagnosed only after being summoned, and 80% of these had no disability. Agreement between the Ridley and Jopling and the WHO classification was 75% (kappa index = 0.44). Serology for IgM anti-PGL1 (87 patients) showed a mean value of 0.25, and an association between MB classification and test positivity (p <0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Leprosy diagnosis in São Paulo is late. The disease mainly affected the socially disadvantaged and economically active population. Failure to detect the disease (41% in the last 10 years) could be due to the lack of suspicion and to decentralization. For the classification of patients with advanced leprosy, both the WHO and R&J classifications proved to be helpful tools. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia2015-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962015000200169Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.90 n.2 2015reponame:Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)instacron:SBD10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153385info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPorto,Ana Carolina SouzaFigueira,Renata Borges Fortes CostaBarreto,Jaison AntônioLauris,José Roberto Pereiraeng2015-03-26T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0365-05962015000200169Revistahttp://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpabd@sbd.org.br||revista@sbd.org.br1806-48410365-0596opendoar:2015-03-26T00:00Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)false |
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Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São Paulo |
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Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São Paulo |
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Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São Paulo Porto,Ana Carolina Souza Epidemiology Leprosy Mycobacterium leprae Public health |
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Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São Paulo |
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Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São Paulo |
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Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São Paulo |
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Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São Paulo |
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Evaluation of the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of patients diagnosed with leprosy in a reference center in São Paulo |
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Porto,Ana Carolina Souza |
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Porto,Ana Carolina Souza Figueira,Renata Borges Fortes Costa Barreto,Jaison Antônio Lauris,José Roberto Pereira |
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Figueira,Renata Borges Fortes Costa Barreto,Jaison Antônio Lauris,José Roberto Pereira |
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Porto,Ana Carolina Souza Figueira,Renata Borges Fortes Costa Barreto,Jaison Antônio Lauris,José Roberto Pereira |
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Epidemiology Leprosy Mycobacterium leprae Public health |
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Epidemiology Leprosy Mycobacterium leprae Public health |
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BACKGROUND: Leprosy is the main infectious cause of disability. It is said to be eradicated in São Paulo since 2005, but diagnosis is still late. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the social, clinical and laboratorial profile of leprosy patients diagnosed between 01/2007 and 12/2011, in a reference center in São Paulo. METHODS: Retrospective descriptive study. Data of all new leprosy cases diagnosed between 01/2007 and 12/2011 were raised in São Paulo. RESULTS: 103 men and 71 women were diagnosed, most of them were multibacillary. Mean age at diagnosis was 49 yrs; 2,2% were children; 70% had incomplete primary education; 50% were referred without diagnostic suspicion of leprosy. Mean time since first symptoms/signs and diagnosis was 2 years; 64% of patients had some degree of disability, and 26% had grade 2. 23 cases were diagnosed only after being summoned, and 80% of these had no disability. Agreement between the Ridley and Jopling and the WHO classification was 75% (kappa index = 0.44). Serology for IgM anti-PGL1 (87 patients) showed a mean value of 0.25, and an association between MB classification and test positivity (p <0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Leprosy diagnosis in São Paulo is late. The disease mainly affected the socially disadvantaged and economically active population. Failure to detect the disease (41% in the last 10 years) could be due to the lack of suspicion and to decentralization. For the classification of patients with advanced leprosy, both the WHO and R&J classifications proved to be helpful tools. |
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