| Literature DB >> 28904702 |
Pauline Dioussé1,2, Haby Dione1, Mariama Bammo2, Ndiaga Gueye2, Thierno Abdoul Aziz Diallo1, Fatou Seck1, Ramatoulaye Diagne Gueye1, Mame Thierno Dieng3, Fatma Sarr Fall4, Moustapha Diop5, Bernard Marcel Diop1, Mamadou Mourtalla Ka1.
Abstract
Leprosy is an infectious and transmissible disease. According to the WHO, the number of new cases of leprosy in children in Senegal has risen moderately since 2013. This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary features of leprosy in children in the geographical areas of two social rehabilitation villages in the region of Thiès. We conducted a retrospective study over a period of 3 years (2013-2015). All new cases of Hansen's disease aged 0 -15 years were included. Over the three year period, 39 children were included in the study, with a boy predominance (n=23, 59%). Among these children, 27 (66.7%) came from a social rehabilitation village for leprosy patients. One family member was affected by leprosy in 27 cases (69.2%). More than half of the children (23 cases, 58.9%) had multibacillary leprosy (lepromatous-lepromatous). All children underwent a 12-month treatment, at the end of which thirty-six (92.3%) children were healed. Leprosy is still present in Senegal despite the efforts made by the national programme to combat leprosy. In the light of these results, it is important to emphasize the role of active screening strategy targeted to children, which seems to have shown its effectiveness in the region. Early detection, contact tracing and early treatment are important factors in the reduction of the contagiousity of leprosy.Entities:
Keywords: Hansen’s disease; Leprosy; Senegal; child
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28904702 PMCID: PMC5579445 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.174.12150
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1La carte de la région de Thiès indiquant les deux villages de reclassement
La classification de Riedley et Jopling et les critères d'invalidité de l'OMS
| Topographie | Types d’invalidité | Degré |
|---|---|---|
| Pieds et mains | Absence d'anesthésie, pas de déformation ni de lésion visible, | 0 |
| Anesthésie, mais pas de déformation ou de lésion visible, | 1 | |
| Présence d'une déformation ou d'une lésion visible | 2 | |
| Yeux | Absence de problèmes oculaires imputables à la lèpre, aucun signe de perte d'acuité visuelle, | 0 |
| Présence de problèmes oculaires imputables à la lèpre, mais aucune baisse corrélative d'acuité visuelle (au moins égale à 6/60), | 1 | |
| forte baisse de l'acuité visuelle (acuité inférieure à 6/60). | 2 |
La répartition des enfants selon la forme Clinique
| Formes cliniques | Nombre | Pourcentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Indéterminé (I) | 3 | 7,7 |
| Borderline-tuberculoïde (BT) | 13 | 33,3 |
| Borderline-lépromateuse (BL) | 5 | 12,8 |
| Lépromateuse-lépromateuse (LL) | 18 | 46,2 |
Figure 2Les lésions papuleuses infiltrées du visage, des oreilles chez un enfant atteint de lèpre