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<journal-id>1727-897X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MediSur]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medisur]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1727-897X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, Centro Provincial de Ciencias Médicas, Provincia de Cienfuegos.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1727-897X2020000601163</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización clínico-epidemiológica de pacientes diagnosticados con lepra. Municipio Cumanayagua. 2009 a 2019]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical-epidemiological characterization of patients diagnosed with leprosy. Cumanayagua Municipality. From 2009 to 2019]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Águila Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Narciso]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Duany Badell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lourdes Elena]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bravo Polanco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eneida]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Llanes Cartaya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Midalys del Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montenegro Calderón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tamara]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Calderón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ivelisse]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidad Municipal de Higiene y Epidemiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cumanayagua Cienfuegos]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Docente Aracelio Rodríguez Castellón  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cumanayagua Cienfuegos]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos Cienfuegos]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>1163</fpage>
<lpage>1171</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1727-897X2020000601163&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1727-897X2020000601163&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1727-897X2020000601163&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento:  la lepra es una enfermedad curable. Si es tratada en su primera fase, se puede evitar la discapacidad que genera.  Objetivo:  describir aspectos clínicos-epidemiológicos de pacientes diagnosticados con lepra.  Métodos:  estudio de serie de casos realizado en el municipio Cumanayagua, de Cienfuegos, que incluyó los 15 pacientes diagnosticados con lepra desde 2009 hasta 2019, según base de datos de la Unidad Municipal de Higiene y Epidemiología de dicho municipio. Las principales variables fueron: edad, sexo, consejos populares, clasificación clínica, operacional, tipo de contacto, tratamiento aplicado.  Resultados:  el grupo de 50-79 años representó el 53,3 %; las féminas constituyeron el 70,0 % de los casos; los consejos populares de mayores riesgos fueron Brisas con el 46,6 % y Vila con 20,0 %; el 73,3 % eran enfermos de lepra multibacilar; más del 40,0 % presentaron anestesia cutánea e infiltraciones; la detección fue espontánea en el 46,6 % de los pacientes. Al 73,3 % se les aplicó tratamiento multibacilar.  Conclusiones:  la lepra no constituye actualmente un problema grave de salud en el municipio Cumanayagua, pero no es una enfermedad totalmente eliminada, por lo que el conocimiento de las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de los pacientes diagnosticados es importante para su mejor tratamiento y seguimiento médico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background:  leprosy is a curable disease. If it is treated in its first phase, the disability it generates can be avoided.  Objective:  to characterize clinically and epidemiologically patients diagnosed with leprosy.  Methods:  case series study carried out in the Cumanayagua municipality of Cienfuegos, which included the 15 patients diagnosed with leprosy from 2009 to 2019, according to the database of the Municipal Hygiene and Epidemiology Unit of said municipality. The main variables were: age, sex, popular councils, clinical and operational classification, type of contact, applied treatment.  Results:  the group of 50-79 years represented 53.3%; females constituted 70.0% of the cases; the popular councils with the highest risks were Brisas with 46.6% and Vila with 20.0%; 73.3% were patients with multibacillary leprosy; more than 40.0% had skin anesthesia and infiltrations; detection was spontaneous in 46.6% of the patients. 73.3% received multibacillary treatment.  Conclusions:  leprosy is not currently a serious health problem in the Cumanayagua municipality, but it is not a completely eliminated disease, so knowledge of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of diagnosed patients is important for their better treatment and medical follow-up.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemiology]]></kwd>
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