[[[ Aim: ]]] The aim of the present study was to clinically evaluate the oral mucosa lesions of leprosy patients during and after multi-drug therapy. [[[ Methods: ]]] Clinical examination, medical and dental history examination was performed in 100 leprosy patients. [[[ Results: ]]] The results revealed that 71 patients, 50 men and 21 women, exibited oral lesions. The most frequent lesions were: fissured tongue (18 cases), inflammatory papillary hyperplasia (16 cases), chronic atrophic candidiasis (10 cases), fibroma (10 cases), erythematous candidiasis (eight cases), and traumatic ulceration (seven cases). [[[ Conclusion: ]]] We conclude that leprosy-related lesions are not present in patients undergoing treatment for leprosy, probably due to response to multidrug therapy.
Orofacial lesions in treated southeast Brazilian leprosy patients: a cross‐sectional study
남동부 브라질 한센병 환자에서 치료된 구강안면 병변: 단면 연구
[Category] 한센병,
[Article Type] journal-article
[Source] pubmed
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