Lepra: una revisión del estado del arte / Leprosy: a state of the art review
Med. lab
; 18(1-2): 11-24, 2012. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-834709
Responsible library:
CO373.9
RESUMEN
la lepra es una enfermedad infecciosa, granulomatosa crónica producida porMycobacterium leprae. Durante siglos, la lepra ha sido una de las enfermedades que constantemente ha estado de la mano con la historia del ser humano. La imagen de esta enfermedad ha permanecido a través del tiempo; aún hoy se asocia con mutilaciones, deformidad física y segregación. En 1873 Armauer Hansen encontró el agente causante de esta infección alobservar células con degeneración grasa y cuerpos como bastones que se impregnaban con ácido ósmico, en pacientes en quienes predominaban las formas nodulares de la enfermedad;por esta razón M. leprae se ha llamado bacilo de Hansen. Este hallazgo fue realizado diez años antes del descubrimiento del bacilo de Koch. La lepra no es solo una enfermedad. Para muchos individuos, es sinónimo de una terrible desfiguración y para las personas afectadas supone la exclusión de la sociedad y un declive hacia la pobreza.
ABSTRACT
Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. For centuries, leprosy has consistently been hand in hand with the history of humanity.The image of this disease has remained over time, even today associated with mutilation, physical deformity and segregation. In 1873 Armauer Hansen found the causative agent of this infection by observing cells with fatty degeneration and bodies such as walking sticks that are impregnatedwith osmic acid. This finding was performed in patients who predominantly show nodular forms ofthe disease. This is why Mycobacterium leprae has been called Hansens bacillus. This finding was done ten years before the discovery of the Kochs bacillus. Leprosy is not just a disease. For many individuals, is synonymous with a terrible disfigurement and for those affected is the exclusion fromsociety and a decline into poverty.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Leprosy
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Public Health
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Leprosy
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Mycobacterium leprae
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Med. lab
Journal subject:
Bacteriology
/
Medicine
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad del CES/CO