Grade 2 disabilities in leprosy patients from Brazil: Need for follow-up after completion of multidrug therapy.

Marcos Túlio RaposoMartha Cerqueira ReisAna Virgínia de Queiroz CaminhaJörg HeukelbachLucy Anne ParkerMaria Pastor-ValeroMaria Ines Battistella Nemes

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

This study shows that physical disabilities remain after completion of MDT and frequently occur in an endemic area in Brazil. Finding new ways to reduce the burden of disability are urgently needed, and may include systematic follow-up of patients after treatment completion combined with evidence-based preventative measures.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
stem cells
drug resistant
multidrug resistant
patient reported
cell therapy