SynthesisActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2019
Epidemiology of leprosy in Italy (1920 - 2019): a comprehensive review on existing data.
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- Mycobacterium leprae transmission characteristics during the declining stages of leprosy incidence: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Leprosy in an Adopted Woman Diagnosed by Molecular Tools: A Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- SARS-CoV-2-Legionella Co-Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2020-2021).Microorganisms · 2022Review
- Understanding leprosy in a nonendemic area: a pilot study on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs of medical professionals from North-Western Italy.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Article
- Leprosy in Refugees and Migrants in Italy and a Literature Review of Cases Reported in Europe between 2009 and 2018.Microorganisms · 2020Article
- Endoneural abscess of common popliteal nerve as first clinical manifestation of leprosy: the first reported case in history in a low-incidence country.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among People Living with Leprosy and its Relationship with Leprosy-Related Stigma.Indian journal of dermatologyArticle
- Leprosy morbidity and mortality in Brazil: 2008-2018.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsIncidence of leprosy in Italy has declined steadily over the last century, but available evidence remains fragmentary. Our review aims to summarize available data on the epidemiology of leprosy cases in Italy.
methodsThe following keywords were used to explore PubMed and Embase: leprosy, Hansen's disease, (Mycobacterium) leprae, Italy, without any chronological restriction.
resultsWe identified a total of 39 reports, including 7 national reports, 11 international reports, 20 case reports. Notified leprosy cases were: 839 between 1925 and 1948; 434 between 1955 and 1979; 76 cases for the decade 1980-1989; 112 between 1990 and 1999; 62 between 2000 and 2009, and a total of 25 cases since 2009. Since 2003, 53% of all cases occurred in illegal residents. Focusing on individual cases, latency between early signs/symptoms and a proper diagnosis ranged between 2 and 20 years in 52.1% of individual cases.
conclusionImported cases of leprosy are responsible for most leprosy incidence in Italy, and social stigma, the unfamiliarity of healthcare professionals with such disorders, and difficulties of some high-risk groups to be appropriately assessed hint to a possible under-diagnosis. Professionals should be made more aware of the potential for leprosy incidence among patients from countries where the disease is endemic.
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