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KMID : 0386319680050010051
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Korean Leprosy Bulletin
1968 Volume.5 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.66
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A Study of The Medical Factors Affecting Social rehabilitation of Leprosy Patients
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金啓漢/Kim, K.H
河龍馬/徐載柱/吳重根/金昇燁/韓聖鉉/柳駿/Ha, Y.M/Suh, J.J/Oh, J.K/Kim, S.Y/Han, S.H/Lew, Joon
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Abstract
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For the purpose of evaluating the medical factors (ie, deformity or disfigurement or bacteriological positivity) was influencing the social rehabilitation of the leprosy patients, a study was carried out of 975 leprosy patients(166 tuberculoid type and 809 lepromatous type) and the results are summarized below:
1. Of 975 patients, 571´ (59 %) had either deformity or disfigurement or were bacteriologically positive while 404(41%) were free from these disabilities.
2. Of 975 patients, 207 cases (21.2%) were bacteriological positive.
3. Deformities of the extremities were observed in 574 cases (5&9%) and among them
234 cases(24%) had deformities in upper extremity, 48 cases (4.9 %) in lower and
292 cases (30 %) had in both.
4. Of 1950 arms, 899 arms (46.2%) had one or the other deformity; 37(1.9%) had wrist-drop and 708 hands (36.4%) had loss of pinching power; of 9750 fingers, -2998 (30.8 %) were claw fingers and 1264 (12.9 %) were irreductable fingers.
5. Of 1950 legs, 46,2 legs (23.6 %) had deformities, 115 feet had drop foot and 23 legs (1.2%) were amputated.
6. Of 975 patients, 737 cases (75.5%) had loss of eyebrows.
7. Of 975 patients, 274 cases (28 %) had lagophthalmus and of 1950 eyes, 438 (22.4 % ) had lagophthalmus.
.8. Of 975 patients, 37 cases (3.8 %) were blind in both eyes and of 1950 eyes, 166 eyes (8.5%) were blind.
´9. Of 975 patients, 229 cases (24.5%) had dim vision and deformities in both extremities.
10. Out of 571 cases, 127 were not fit for surgery because of very, gross deformities: 392 (40 %) were in such a stage that reconstructive and plastic surgery would improve their physical condition but not completely; and 52 (5.3%) could by reconstructive and plastic surgery be restored almost to their previous normal physical condition.
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