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[Leprosy in Guadeloupe 1980-1990: development and management in the general hospital]
M Strobel1, A Gros de Beler, J P Arnaud
1Service de Médecine B., Centre Hospitalier général, Basse Terre.
Bulletin De La Societe De Pathologie Exotique (1990)
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
27 leprosy patients (19 adults, 8 children) from Basse Terre (Guadeloupe, FWI) were referred to General Hospital from 1975 to 1989: for diagnostic purpose in half the cases, for starting or modifying treatment regimens, or for complications (ENL). Lepromatous type was predominant (16/27), whereas ENL was the most serious diagnosis and therapeutic problem (7/27). Some epidemiological and psycho-social aspects are discussed.