TY - JOUR
AU - Neder L
AU - Weelden M
AU - Viola G
AU - ço D
AU - Len C
AU - Silva CA
AB - Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is caused by the
Mycobacterium leprae. The clinical features of pediatric
leprosy include several skin lesions, numbness of the skin,
damage of peripheral nerves, arthralgia and arthritis. In
this regard, we recently reported that musculoskeletal
manifestations were associated with severe leprosy in
children and adolescents, especially in patients presenting
nerve function impairment and neuropathy. Furthermore,
adult leprosy patients could present a decrease in healthrelated
quality of life (HRQL), particularly in physical
capacity and social participation domains. To our knowledge,
HRQL was rarely reported in pediatric leprosy, and
the impact of musculoskeletal manifestations on HRQL
was not previous investigated.
BT - Pediatric Rheumatology
DO - 10.1186/1546-0096-12-S1-P38
IS - Suppl 1
LA - eng
N2 - Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is caused by the
Mycobacterium leprae. The clinical features of pediatric
leprosy include several skin lesions, numbness of the skin,
damage of peripheral nerves, arthralgia and arthritis. In
this regard, we recently reported that musculoskeletal
manifestations were associated with severe leprosy in
children and adolescents, especially in patients presenting
nerve function impairment and neuropathy. Furthermore,
adult leprosy patients could present a decrease in healthrelated
quality of life (HRQL), particularly in physical
capacity and social participation domains. To our knowledge,
HRQL was rarely reported in pediatric leprosy, and
the impact of musculoskeletal manifestations on HRQL
was not previous investigated.
PY - 2014
EP - P38
ST - Pediatr RheumatolPediatric Rheumatology
T2 - Pediatric Rheumatology
TI - Decrease health-related quality of life in pediatric leprosy patients with musculoskeletal manifestations
UR - http://www.ped-rheum.com/content/pdf/1546-0096-12-S1-P38.pdf
VL - 12
SN - 1546-0096
ER -