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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1029-3019</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3019</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1029-30192019000100089</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Aspectos clínicos y epidemiológicos en pacientes timorenses con enfermedad de Hansen]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical and epidemiological aspects in Timor patients with the Hansen disease]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tablada Robinet]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Elena]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marrero Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Haidee]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Pupo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natacha]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mulén Tablada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dianelis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oleidis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Hospital General Docente &#8220;Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Policlínico Docente &#8220;Armando García Aspurú&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Docente &#8220;Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Las Tunas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>89</fpage>
<lpage>99</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000100089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000100089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000100089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal de 14 pacientes con lepra, diagnosticados y atendidos en la consulta de Dermatología del Hospital Nacional &#8220;Guido Valadares&#8221;, en Dili, Timor Oriental, de julio a diciembre del 2015, con vistas a caracterizarles y describir algunos aspectos clínicos y epidemiológicos de la enfermedad. En la serie se obtuvo una mayor frecuencia de pacientes en el grupo etario de 26 a 35 años y del sexo masculino, la forma clínica predominante fue la multibacilar y el tiempo de evolución de los síntomas hasta que fuera establecido el diagnóstico fue de menos de un año. Igualmente, en la mayoría existieron reacciones agudas, principalmente de tipo II o eritema nudoso leproso, y diferentes grados de discapacidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 14 patients with leprosy, diagnosed and assisted in the Dermatology Service of "Guido Valadares" National Hospital, in Dili, Timor Lester was carried out from July to December, 2015, with the aim of characterizing them and to describe some clinical and epidemiological aspects of the disease. In the series a higher frequency of patient was obtained in the age group 26 to 35 years and of the male sex, the predominant clinical form was the multibacilar and the time of clinical course of the symptoms up to reaching the diagnosis was shorter than a year. Equally, in most of them acute reactions were presented, mainly of type II or from the erythema leprosy group, and different degrees of inability.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lepra lepromatosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lepra tuberculoide]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lepra dimorfa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lepra multibacilar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mycobacterium leprae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[discapacidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[lepromatous leprosy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tuberculoid leprosy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[borderline lepromatous leprosy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[multibacillary leprosy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mycobacterium leprae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[inability]]></kwd>
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