Vigilancia epidemiológica de lepra aplicable a sitios de baja prevalencia: una necesidad vigente: [Editorial] / Epidemilogical surveillance of leprosy in low prevalence regions: still need to be done: [Editorial]
Infectio
;
21(1): 7-8, ene.-mar. 2017.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, COLNAL
| ID: biblio-892695
RESUMEN
Si bien es cierto que la lepra es la menos contagiosa de las enfermedades transmisibles, no deja de ser una enfermedad infecto-contagiosa y como tal debe manejarse. Se debe subrayar que el daño del nervio periférico se presenta en todos los individuos infectados con el Mycobacterium leprae y que en términos cuantitativos se ha reportado que más del 60% de los casos hay daño del nervio periférico al momento del diagnóstico
ABSTRACT
Although leprosy is the least contagious of the communicable diseases, it is nevertheless an infectious disease and must be managed as such. It should be stressed that peripheral nerve damage is present in all individuals infected with Mycobacterium leprae and that in quantitative terms it has been reported that more than 60% of cases have peripheral nerve damage at the time of diagnosis.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Epidemiological Monitoring
/
Leprosy
Type of study:
Prevalence study
/
Risk factors
/
Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
/
Colombia
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Infectio
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta E.S.E/CO
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