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Article: Study results from G.O. Penna et al provide new insights into leprosy.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
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- March 4, 2009
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According to recent research published in the journal Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, "Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, is an infectious disease still prevalent in Brazil. It is a chronic illness with acute immunological phenomena known as leprosy reactions."
"In the Federal District of Brazil, the University Hospital of Brasilia is the reference centre for leprosy care. The study aimed to characterize the clinical and epidemiological profile of Hansen's disease patients at the University Hospital of Brasilia, by descriptive, retrospective analysis of 1,124 patients over the period from 1985 to 2005. The pattern of leprosy in this ...