@article{8256,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Child, Cohort Studies, Drug Therapy, Combination, Ethiopia, Female, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors, Young Adult},
  author = {Saunderson P and Bizuneh E and Leekassa R},
  title = {Neuropathic pain in people treated for multibacillary leprosy more than ten years previously.},
  abstract = {<p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>To identify patients with typical symptoms of neuropathic pain in a well-defined cohort of multibacillary patients being followed up as part of a relapse study in Ethiopia; to identify risk factors for the development of neuropathic pain.</p><p><b>DESIGN: </b>96 patients who had completed MDT more than 10 years previously participated in the study, through a questionnaire.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>28 (29%) had symptoms of neuropathic pain and it was reported as severe in 12. Because the past history of these subjects is well documented, a risk factor analysis was carried out. The presence of leprosy-related impairment was the only significant risk factor for neuropathic pain that was identified.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Neuropathic pain is an important problem in a proportion of people previously treated for leprosy. Further research into the management of the condition is required.</p>},
  year = {2008},
  journal = {Leprosy review},
  volume = {79},
  pages = {270-6},
  month = {2008 Sep},
  issn = {0305-7518},
  url = {https://leprosyreview.org/article/79/3/27-0276},
  language = {eng},
}