01332nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653004100054653001100095100001100106700001500117700001900132700000800151700001400159700001200173700001200185700002300197700001200220700001600232245009100248300001000339490000700349520069700356022001301053       2013                            d10aleprosy10aEpidemiologic features. epidemiology10aMadrid1 aGil PJ1 aOlivera RM1 aPeñaHerrera R1 aB P1 aMarcos RG1 aMena NM1 aAvila H1 aDe Miguel Prieto J1 aTito CP1 aGonzalez EA00aEpidemiologic features in patients diagnosed of leprosy in the health area 3 of Madrid  ae218 0 v243 a<p><strong>Objectives:</strong> To determine the number of diagnosed cases of Hansen's disease or leprosy in the period between 1988 and February 2013 at the University Hospital Principe de Asturias (HUPA). To establish clinical characteristics, evolution and follow-up after diagnosis. <strong>Methods:</strong> We performed a retrospective descriptive study of diagnosed cases at the Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias (HUPA) as Hansen's disease or leprosy between the years 1988 and 2013. The cutaneous distinctive lesions and the presence of acid fast bacilli compatible with <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em> in the biopsy of lesions was considered as patient case definition.</p>
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