2016
DOI: 10.1111/odi.12582
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The oral cavity in leprosy: what clinicians need to know

Abstract: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a bacillus that has a tropism for skin and peripheral nerves. Leprosy treatment is based on a multidrug therapy established by the World Health Organization in 1982 and, despite its widespread use, Brazil ranks second worldwide in numbers of cases. Oral involvement in leprosy has been poorly described in the literature, and few studies have shown that although the bacillus is found in mucosa, specific leprosy lesions are rare and affect pa… Show more

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“…The high use of dental services by leprosy patients from Cacoal indicate that these individuals care about their oral health. However, there is a need for special care in this population 31 , 32 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The high use of dental services by leprosy patients from Cacoal indicate that these individuals care about their oral health. However, there is a need for special care in this population 31 , 32 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This occurs through impaired sensation leading to trauma and secondary infection (including osteomyelitis), which causes tissue damage . Any form of leprosy can result in facial lesions, which follow the spectrum of clinical manifestations, varying from localised, well‐defined, hypopigmented macules or plaques to multiple nodules coalescing in plaques on the forehead, ears, nose and lips . The loss of eyebrows and eyelashes, diffuse thickening of the facial skin and deepening of natural facial lines can occur in advanced stages.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some reports on oral lesions in leprosy have described nonspecific lesions, including erythematous candidiasis, fissured tongue and inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia. Leprosy‐specific oral lesions are uncommon and, when present, occur in patients with advanced stages of the lepromatous form …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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