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Leprosy-specific oral lesions : a report of three cases

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Leprosy-specific oral lesions : a report of three cases

dc.contributor.author	Motta, Ana C.F.	es
dc.contributor.author	Komesu, Marilena C.	es
dc.contributor.author	Silva, Claudia Helena lovato	es
dc.contributor.author	Arruda, Darlene	es
dc.contributor.author	Simao, Joao Carlos Lopes	es
dc.contributor.author	Zenha, Erika Muller Ramalho	es
dc.contributor.author	Furini, Renata Bazan	es
dc.contributor.author	Foss, Norma Tiraboschi	es
dc.date.accessioned	2017-09-26T11:45:18Z
dc.date.available	2017-09-26T11:45:18Z
dc.date.issued	2008	es
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/61081
dc.description.abstract	Leprosy is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a bacillus that presents a peculiar tropism for the skin and peripheral nerves. The clinical spectrum of leprosy ranges from the tuberculoid form (TT) to the disseminative and progressive lepromatous form (LL). Oral lesions are rare but, when present, occur in the lepromatous form. This article describes the clinical and microscopic findings of three cases of LL with oral manifestations. All patients had the lepromatous form and their leprosy-specific oral lesions occurred in the palate. The diagnosis was based on clinical, serological and histopathological findings, and multidrug therapy for multibacillary leprosy was started and continued for 24 months. All patients completed treatment, but developed reaction episodes which were treated with prednisone and/or thalidomide. The authors emphasize the importance of oral mucosa evaluation by a dental health professional during patient care since oral lesions may act as a source of infection.	es
dc.source	Motta, Ana C.F. ; Komesu, Marilena C. ; Silva, Claudia Helena lovato ; Arruda, Darlene ; Simao, Joao Carlos Lopes ; Zenha, Erika Muller Ramalho ; Furini, Renata Bazan ; Foss, Norma Tiraboschi. Leprosy-specific oral lesions : a report of three cases. En: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, 13 8 2008: 3-	es
dc.title	Leprosy-specific oral lesions : a report of three cases	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	en
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	en
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS	es
dc.identifier.doi		es