Early diagnosis of neural impairment in seropositive leprosy household contacts: The experience of a reference center in Brazil

Early diagnosis of neural impairment in seropositive leprosy household contacts: The experience of a reference center in Brazil

IntroductionLeprosy is an infectious disease that remains with a high number of new cases in developing countries. Household contacts have a higher risk for the development of the disease, but the neural impairment in this group is not well elucidated yet. Here, we measured the chance of occurrence...

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Main Authors: Diogo Fernandes dos Santos, Leonardo Peixoto Garcia, Isabella Sabião Borges, Thales Junqueira Oliveira, Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Andrea De Martino Luppi, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
leprosy
Hansens’ disease
mycobacterium leprae
household contacts
neural impairment
peripheral neurophaty
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1143402/full

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