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PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of ocular complications in leprosy patients.
METHODS: Screening ocular examinations were performed in 572 leprosy patients, who resided in National sorokdo hospital from May to October,...
Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and is characterized by disfiguring bacterial inclusions in the skin, peripheral nerves, and respiratory mucosa. Despite the success of multidrug therapy,...
The anemia still remains the most common hematologic disorder in the the world despite improvements in general health and nutrition. Recently, the prevalence of anemia was reported 7.7% in 60-69...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the visual outcomes and operative complications following cataract surgery in Sorokdo leprosy patients.
METHODS: Forty three eyes of 35 leprosy patients with cataract underwent phacoemulsification and posterior chamber...
Hansens' disease is well known chronic inflammatory granulomatous disease by Macobacterium leprae., and occur rarely in these days. The wide range of clinical manifestations develop by status of the host...
OBJECTIVE: Geriatric depression is a disease, that possibly can cause serious problems, in case it is not detected and treated. As the mean age of patients on Sorok Island increases,...
BACKGROUND: Sorokdo hospital has reported several clinical papers regarding hansen's disease every year, but they lacked clinical characteristics for patients having neuropathic ulcers and still do not have any standardised...
Oh DC, Lee YT, Lee SL, Jung JA, Song HC, Youn YA, Kim KS, Choi JH, Go EK
KMID: 2308486
Korean Lepr Bull.
2011 Dec;44(1):71-84.
The purpose of this study was to investgate and evaluate whether the recording information contained in the work authorization was performed properly and master casts were designed accurately according to...