[Leprosy surgery: retrospective study in Madagascar].
Leprosy is endemic in Madagascar and the diagnosis of leprosy is still done lately. Thus, many patients suffer from multiple and/or severe disabilities. Since a long time, many leprologists argue that surgery is necessary and useful in the treatment of these disabilities. We report the results of a retrospective study done in 25 patients reevaluated 2 to 7 years after surgery. Of these patients: 17 patients (68%) have success, 7 patients (28%) have a partial improvement and only 1 case (4%) had no benefit. These results are encouraging and suggest that surgery must be proposed more often to treat in leprosy disabilities.
Razafimalala
F C
FC
Service de la lèpre, Direction de la lutte contre les maladies transmissibles, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Rakotondramarina
D B
DB
Razafitsalama
C
C
Randimbiarisoa
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003714:Denervation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008270:Madagascar / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018579:Patient Selection; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
La chirurgie de la lèpre: étude rétrospective à Madagascar.