6 Cases of Hansen's Disease(New case & Relapse) / 나학회지
Korean Leprosy Bulletin
; : 37-45, 2008.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-97065
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
In 2007, we find 3 new cases and 3 relapse cases, diagnosis by the clinical finding, skin smear, skin biopsy, lepromin test, ELISA for PGL-I antibody, and DNA-PCR. The results obtained were summarized as follows 1. In 3 new cases, 2 Koreans are 70 and 79 years old, one foreigner (Filipino) is 38 years old, mean BI is 2.8, and mean O.D. of PGL-I antibody is 0.22, and numbers of TTC repeat are 10(Korean), 11(Korean), and 12(Filipino), and of GACATC repeats are 4(2 Koreans) and 3(1 foreigner/ Filipino). All new cases have no mutation of folP1 & rpoB gene. 2. In 3 relapse cases, the mean age is 56.8, mean BI is 5.6+, and mean O.D. of PGL-I antibody is 0.70, and numbers of TTC repeat are 11(2 cases), and 12(1 case), and of GACATC repeats are 4(all 3 Koreans). Among 3 relapse cases, 2 cases have the mutation of folP1 gene and 2cases have the mutationo frpoB gene, especially one case have the mutation of both folP1 & rpoB gene.
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Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Hanseníase
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Recidiva
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Pele
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Biópsia
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Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
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Emigrantes e Imigrantes
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Antígeno de Mitsuda
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Hanseníase
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Leprosy Bulletin
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo