Number of leprosy reactions during treatment: clinical correlations and laboratory diagnosis
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Resumo: | Abstract INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of leprosy reactions, a common event during treatment, may be mostly related to the action of multidrug therapy on Mycobacterium leprae. The clinical and laboratory monitoring of patients with reactions is important, since collecting data that assists in predicting the risk of reactions may help to prevent disability. METHODS: This was a sectional study, in order to correlate clinical and laboratory diagnosis with the number of reactions during treatment. Spearman's correlation was used to verify the degree of association between the assessed variables. RESULTS: This study was conducted with 211 patients with leprosy reactions during treatment of M. leprae. The borderline tuberculoid group was the most prevalent clinical form (74/211; 35.1%) and the type one reaction showed the highest frequency (136/211; 64.5%). It was observed that 73.5% (155/211) of reactions occurred within 3 months of the initiation of multidrug therapy. The diagnostic values, including the bacterial indices (BIs) of dermal smears (r = 0.21, p < 0.05) and skin biopsies (r = 0.20; p < 0.05), showed a positive correlation with the number of reactions during treatment. CONCLUSIONS: This research showed a positive correlation between bacillary load markers and the number of leprosy reactions. This study provided scientific support to future research aiming to elucidate the influence of antigenic load on the number of leprosy reactions during treatment. |
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Number of leprosy reactions during treatment: clinical correlations and laboratory diagnosis |
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Number of leprosy reactions during treatment: clinical correlations and laboratory diagnosis |
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Number of leprosy reactions during treatment: clinical correlations and laboratory diagnosis Antunes,Douglas Eulálio Leprosy Leprosy reactions Clinical correlation Laboratory diagnosis |
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Number of leprosy reactions during treatment: clinical correlations and laboratory diagnosis |
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Number of leprosy reactions during treatment: clinical correlations and laboratory diagnosis |
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Number of leprosy reactions during treatment: clinical correlations and laboratory diagnosis |
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Number of leprosy reactions during treatment: clinical correlations and laboratory diagnosis |
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Number of leprosy reactions during treatment: clinical correlations and laboratory diagnosis |
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Antunes,Douglas Eulálio |
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Antunes,Douglas Eulálio Ferreira,Gabriela Porto Nicchio,Mariana Vitorino Candeiro Araujo,Sergio Cunha,Ana Carolina Rodrigues da Gomes,Rafaela Resende Costa,Adeilson Viera da Goulart,Isabela Maria Bernardes |
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Ferreira,Gabriela Porto Nicchio,Mariana Vitorino Candeiro Araujo,Sergio Cunha,Ana Carolina Rodrigues da Gomes,Rafaela Resende Costa,Adeilson Viera da Goulart,Isabela Maria Bernardes |
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Antunes,Douglas Eulálio Ferreira,Gabriela Porto Nicchio,Mariana Vitorino Candeiro Araujo,Sergio Cunha,Ana Carolina Rodrigues da Gomes,Rafaela Resende Costa,Adeilson Viera da Goulart,Isabela Maria Bernardes |
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Leprosy Leprosy reactions Clinical correlation Laboratory diagnosis |
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Leprosy Leprosy reactions Clinical correlation Laboratory diagnosis |
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Abstract INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of leprosy reactions, a common event during treatment, may be mostly related to the action of multidrug therapy on Mycobacterium leprae. The clinical and laboratory monitoring of patients with reactions is important, since collecting data that assists in predicting the risk of reactions may help to prevent disability. METHODS: This was a sectional study, in order to correlate clinical and laboratory diagnosis with the number of reactions during treatment. Spearman's correlation was used to verify the degree of association between the assessed variables. RESULTS: This study was conducted with 211 patients with leprosy reactions during treatment of M. leprae. The borderline tuberculoid group was the most prevalent clinical form (74/211; 35.1%) and the type one reaction showed the highest frequency (136/211; 64.5%). It was observed that 73.5% (155/211) of reactions occurred within 3 months of the initiation of multidrug therapy. The diagnostic values, including the bacterial indices (BIs) of dermal smears (r = 0.21, p < 0.05) and skin biopsies (r = 0.20; p < 0.05), showed a positive correlation with the number of reactions during treatment. CONCLUSIONS: This research showed a positive correlation between bacillary load markers and the number of leprosy reactions. This study provided scientific support to future research aiming to elucidate the influence of antigenic load on the number of leprosy reactions during treatment. |
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