| A survey to determine the prevalence of leprosy in a community in east Trinidad. | |
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PMID: 7968184 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A house-to-house survey was conducted in a community in East Trinidad, where a clustering of cases had been observed. There were 1355 residents, of whom 73.5% had a complete visual skin examination. No new cases of leprosy were found but a variety of skin disorders were diagnosed. The most common disorder was pityriasis versicolor, which is one of the differential diagnoses of hypopigmented skin lesions. This has serious implications for the delayed diagnosis of leprosy. In all, 5 of the 9 old cases residing in the survey area suffered from paucibacillary disease, and had a history of contact with a lepromatous case. They were not listed initially as contacts of this index case. Contact lists should therefore include nonfamilial persons having frequent contact with an index case. The definition of 'frequent' should be determined by each programme. It may also be necessary to review the duration of surveillance of contacts. The survey was estimated to have cost about US $2,500 and was not considered to be cost-effective. |
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Authors:
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M Suite; N B Edinborough; M Lewis; J Tollefson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Leprosy review Volume: 65 ISSN: 0305-7518 ISO Abbreviation: Lepr Rev Publication Date: 1994 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-11-28 Completed Date: 1994-11-28 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0243711 Medline TA: Lepr Rev Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 122-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Hansen's Disease Control Unit (Ministry of Health), Cocorite, Trinidad. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Humans Leprosy / epidemiology* Middle Aged Prevalence Trinidad and Tobago / epidemiology |
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