PROFILE OF LYMPHEDEMA PATIENTS ATTENDED AT THE NATIONAL CENTER OF LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS OF THE OSWALDO CRUZ FOUNDATION, PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL.
Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease endemic in 73 countries and affects about 120million people worldwide. The purpose of this study was to establish a profile for lymphedema patients residing in endemic areas for Filariasis, with or without confirmed diagnosis of previous disease. It is a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de patologia tropical (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/44607 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/44607 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Lymphatic Filariasis epidemiology lymphedema. Parasitology Filariose linfática epidemiologia linfedema. Parasitologia |
| Sumario: | Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease endemic in 73 countries and affects about 120million people worldwide. The purpose of this study was to establish a profile for lymphedema patients residing in endemic areas for Filariasis, with or without confirmed diagnosis of previous disease. It is a transversal study involving patients with lymphedema registered in SRNF-CPqAM-FIOCRUZ-PE, living in major cities in Metropolitan regions of the State ofPernambuco. Patient socio-demographic and epidemiological profiles were recorded and evaluated. 35 patients were selected for the study, 80% women aged mostly 40-59 years of age (48.6%). Of the patients studied, 40% presented bilateral lower limb lymphedema with moderate pain in the affected limb. Only 20% of the total number of treated individuals were diagnosed positively for Filariasis. 68% reported living in paved street neighborhoods with regular garbage collection and access to clean water. The results of this study contribute to a better knowledge of lymphedema profile patients seen at the reference health service and may,therefore, help improve public health policies |
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