Principais queixas vocais de pacientes idosos pós-tratamento para hanseníase
Leprosy is an infectious disease, with vocal involvement varying between hoarseness and difficult breathing. Aim: compare the main vocal complaints among elderly patients after treatment for leprosy and a control group. Study design: descriptive prospective. Materials and methods: We included 50 pat...
| Autor principal: | PALHETA NETO, Francisco Xavier |
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| Outros Autores: | SILVA FILHO, Manoel da, PANTOJA JUNIOR, José Mariano Soriano, TEIXEIRA, Larissa Lane Cardoso, MIRANDA, Rafaela Vale de, PALHETA, Angélica Cristina Pezzin |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | por |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia
2019
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http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/11239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1808-86942010000200003 |
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Leprosy is an infectious disease, with vocal involvement varying between hoarseness and difficult breathing. Aim: compare the main vocal complaints among elderly patients after treatment for leprosy and a control group. Study design: descriptive prospective. Materials and methods: We included 50 patients aged over 60 years, 32 had been treated for leprosy, and the others formed the control group. We used our own questionnaire to analyze the vocal symptoms presented by the two groups, as well as gender, age, life style and comorbidities. Results: among the treated group, the most frequent symptoms were hawk (34.4%) and hoarseness (28.1%), while in the control group the most prevalent symptoms were hoarseness (77.8%) and a foreign body sensation (55.6%). Conclusion: the most prevalent voice complaints in patients treated for leprosy are hawking and hoarseness, and that its development is influenced by life style and associated diseases. |