Pooja V K, Vanishree M, Ravikumar Shamala, Koneru Anila, Hunasgi Santhosh, Surekha R
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Navodaya Dental College, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2014 Sep-Dec;18(3):386-9. doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.151322.
Leprosy is primarily a disease of developmental countries. About 4 million people have or are disabled by leprosy. Eighty-six percent of leprosy patients reside in Southeast Asia and Brazil. India accounts for up to 70% of total cases.
To evaluate the incidence of orofacial lesions in treated leprosy patients.
Thirty treated leprosy patients were examined clinically and the percentage of orofacial lesions were evaluated.
On evaluating the orofacial lesions, incidence of hypopigmentation on face and oral mucosa were highest (63%) followed by depressed nasal bridge and fissured tongue (33%). The incidence of crenated tongue was seen to be the lowest (3.3%).
Orofacial lesions in leprosy patients develop insidiously, generally are asymptomatic and are secondary to nasal changes. Oral lesions may contribute to the diagnosis of the disease and be attributed to involvement of Mycobacterium leprae.
麻风病主要是发展中国家的疾病。约400万人患有麻风病或因麻风病致残。86%的麻风病患者居住在东南亚和巴西。印度的病例数占总数的70%。
评估接受治疗的麻风病患者口面部病变的发生率。
对30例接受治疗的麻风病患者进行临床检查，并评估口面部病变的百分比。
在评估口面部病变时，面部和口腔黏膜色素减退的发生率最高（63%），其次是鼻梁凹陷和舌裂（33%）。锯齿状舌的发生率最低（3.3%）。
麻风病患者的口面部病变发展隐匿，通常无症状，且继发于鼻部病变。口腔病变可能有助于疾病的诊断，并可归因于麻风杆菌的累及。
