As orientações para prevenção de incapacidades físicas por hanseníase vêm ganhando
destaque no controle da doença para além da poliquimioterapia. O objetivo deste artigo é …

Objetivos: identificar e sintetizar, a partir da literatura, os impactos da incapacidade física
causada pela hanseníase na qualidade de vida dos indivíduos atendidos na Rede de …

Leprosy continues to afflict residents from a number of countries in Africa, South America,
and southeast Asia, despite the marked reduction in the number of cases of leprosy …

Objectives Neuropathic pain (NP) can occur as a chronic complication of leprosy
neuropathy. NP epidemiology and its impact on patients have not been well documented …

Objectives: To describe the social participation frequency and the physical disability of
patients who were discharged after the multidrug therapy (MDT/WHO) and factors …

Abstract Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of often chronic and
disabling infectious conditions, closely related to poverty and inequities. While it is estimated …

To investigate the relationship between the WHO disability grading system for leprosy with
the limitations to perform daily functional activities and the decrease in social participation in …

Objectives: To analyse factors associated with the worsening of physical disabilities during
the treatment of leprosy in Brazil in cases that were newly diagnosed in 2009. Methods: This …

Purpose: This paper analysed the clinical characteristics, social insertion and functional
limitations in patients with leprosy. They were evaluated in a university hospital in southeast …

As orientações para prevenção de incapacidades físicas por hanseníase vêm ganhando
destaque no controle da doença para além da poliquimioterapia. O objetivo deste artigo é …