title: Hand wounds in leprosy patients.
abstract: This study assessed the causes, duration and site of hand wounds seen among patients in order to try and improve the delivery of self-care teaching to patients with anaesthetic hands. Seventy-seven patients with 102 affected hand surfaces were assessed. The commonest cause was a burn from a tea glass. The average duration of the wound was 2 weeks. Most patients had a single current wound and 62% of wounds were on the palmar surface.
authors.affiliation: Anandaban Leprosy Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Desar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology