Risk factors for physical disability at diagnosis of 19,283 new cases of leprosy

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Cristiane Moschioni²  Carlos Maurício De Figueiredo Antunes²  Maria Aparecida Faria Grossi¹  José Roberto Lambertucci² 

[1] ,Federal University of Minas Gerais Infectious Diseases Branch, School of Medicine ,Brazil

关键词: Leprosy;    Physical disability;    Risk factors for disability;    Lepromatous leprosy;    Physical disability prognosis;    Hanseníase;    Incapacidade física;    Fatores de risco para deformidade;    Hanseníase virchowiana;    Prognóstico para incapacidade física;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822010000100005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to evaluate risk factors for physical disability at the moment of leprosy diagnosis. METHODS: This is a retrospective, descriptive and exploratory investigation of 19,283 patients with leprosy, registered in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2000 and 2005. RESULTS: The risk of Grade 2 disability was 16.5-fold higher in patients with lepromatous leprosy, and 12.8-fold higher in patients presenting the borderline form, compared to patients presenting indeterminate leprosy. The occurrence of more than one thickened nerve increased the odds of a patient developing Grade 2 disability, 8.4-fold. Age <15 years, multibacillary leprosy and no formal education presented 7.0, 5.7 and 5.6 odds of developing physical disability, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These factors should be considered as strong prognostic indicators in the development of physical disability at diagnosis.

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