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- Title
Evaluation of proposed cranial and maxillary bone alteration parameters in persons affected by Hansen's disease.
- Authors
do Espírito Santo, Rachel Bertolani; Gonçalves, Dâmaris Versiani Caldeira; Serafim, Rachel Azevedo; Loureiro, Rafael Maffei; Sumi, Daniel Vaccaro; de Mello, Ricardo Andrade Fernandes; Collin, Simon M.; Deps, Patrícia
- Abstract
Most of the 200,000 new cases of Hansen's disease (HD, leprosy) diagnosed each year occur in India, Indonesia and Brazil [[1]]. Endemic and non-endemic countries also have elderly former and current HD patients who are affected by HD-related disabilities [[15]]. Graph Table 1 Demographic and cranial characteristics of current and former Hansen's disease (HD) patients and non-HD controls.
- Subjects
HANSEN'S disease; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0009694