Leprosy reactions after release from multidrug therapy in an endemic cluster in Brazil: patient awareness of symptoms and self-perceived changes in life

• Auteurs principaux: Maria de Jesus Freitas de Alencar (Auteur), Jaqueline Caracas Barbosa (Auteur), Thayza Miranda Pereira (Auteur), Suen Oliveira Santos (Auteur), Klaas Hendrik Eggens (Auteur), Jorg Heukelbach (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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We assessed diagnosis and consequences of leprosy reactions as perceived by affected individuals. A cross-sectional study was performed in five municipalities in an endemic disease cluster in Brazil. Structured interviews included 280 leprosy-affected individuals who had experienced reactions after...