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Id:25249
Autor:Ustianowski, Andrew P; Lockwood, Diana N. J
Título:Leprosy: current diagnostic and treatment approaches
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Fonte:s.l; s.n; 2003. 7 p. .
Resumo:PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Leprosy remains an important problem globally and leprosy patients may present to physicians outside leprosy endemic areas. We review the recent biological and clinical advances in leprosy. RECENT FINDINGS: Sequencing the genome has been a major biological advance and will open up new possibilities for research. The three cardinal criteria (anaesthetic skin patches, thickened nerves and acid-fast bacilli in skin smears) have not yet been bettered. Multidrug therapy for leprosy is highly effective with low relapse rates though the optimal duration of therapy for multibacillary patients is unclear. Nerve damage remains a significant problem (in some series only 50% responding to steroid therapy). New treatments for leprosy reactions are needed. Stigma remains a problem but is being combated by patient groups. SUMMARY: Far from being eliminated as a public health problem, leprosy still causes a considerable long-term morbidity in both the developing and developed world. New treatments for leprosy reactions are needed and the optimal length of multidrug therapy required further research. (AU).
Descritores:HANSENIASE/clas
HANSENIASE/compl
HANSENIASE/diag
HANSENIASE/terap
MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE/imunol
MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE/patogen
QUIMIOTERAPIA COMBINADA
- HANSENOSTATICOS/admin
 HANSENOSTATICOS/uso terap
 INFECCAO/compl
 INFECCAO/etiol
 SINDROME DE IMUNODEFICIÊNCIA ADQUIRIDA/compl
Limites:HUMANO
Localização:BR191.1; 00356/s


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