Oral aspects of specific and unspecific lesions in Hansen’s disease patients

Authors

  • Geraldo Gomes dos SANTOS Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Odontologia; Departamento de Estomatologia
  • Gilberto MARCUCCI Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Odontologia; Departamento de Estomatologia
  • Leontina Margarido MARCHESE Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Dermatologia
  • Jayro GUIMARÃES Jr. Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Odontologia; Departamento de Estomatologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-74912000000300014

Keywords:

Mouth muc, Lepr, Oral manifestati

Abstract

Hansen’s disease (HD) is a major public health problem. Therefore, we decided to search the oral mucosa of diseased persons aiming to find specific and non-specific lesions. We examined 175 patients under polychemotherapy, 134 of them (76.57%) multibacillary, from which 93 (53.13%) with virchowian HD (VHD) presentation and 41 (23.43%) with paucibacillary HD (PHD) presentation. None of the 175 patients had HD specific lesions, and 76 non-specific oral manifestations consisting of 23 different diagnostic entities were found in 65 patients.

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Published

2000-09-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2000)

Section

Semiologia

How to Cite

Oral aspects of specific and unspecific lesions in Hansen’s disease patients. (2000). Pesquisa Odontológica Brasileira, 14(3), 268-272. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-74912000000300014