Leprosy is a neglected disease caused by and s, and is related to significant disabilities resulting from the neural damage generated by this mycobacteria. Neuropathic ulcers-lesions that can appear at the plantar and extra-plantar levels-are one such disability, and diagnosis requires an adequate dermatological, neurological and microbiological evaluation. The treatment of these lesions is based on a multidisciplinary approach that includes debridement of the necrotic tissue, controlling infections, reducing pressure areas, optimising blood flow, and nerve decompression. This review aims to describe the clinical features, diagnostic methods and treatment of neuropathic ulcers in leprosy. The diagnostic methods and medical management used in leprosy ulcers are based on those used for diabetic foot. This requires radical change as these diseases are immunologically and physiologically very different.
BT - Journal of wound care C1 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35678776
DA - 06/2022 DO - 10.12968/jowc.2022.31.Sup6.S32 IS - Sup6 J2 - J Wound Care LA - eng N2 -Leprosy is a neglected disease caused by and s, and is related to significant disabilities resulting from the neural damage generated by this mycobacteria. Neuropathic ulcers-lesions that can appear at the plantar and extra-plantar levels-are one such disability, and diagnosis requires an adequate dermatological, neurological and microbiological evaluation. The treatment of these lesions is based on a multidisciplinary approach that includes debridement of the necrotic tissue, controlling infections, reducing pressure areas, optimising blood flow, and nerve decompression. This review aims to describe the clinical features, diagnostic methods and treatment of neuropathic ulcers in leprosy. The diagnostic methods and medical management used in leprosy ulcers are based on those used for diabetic foot. This requires radical change as these diseases are immunologically and physiologically very different.
PY - 2022 SP - S32 EP - S40 T2 - Journal of wound care TI - Neuropathic ulcers in leprosy: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment. VL - 31 SN - 0969-0700 ER -