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dc.creatorEdilamar Silva de Alecrimpt_BR
dc.creatorAna Thereza Chavespt_BR
dc.creatorLuiz Alberto Bomjardim Pôrtopt_BR
dc.creatorMaria Aparecida de Faria Grossipt_BR
dc.creatorSandra Lyonpt_BR
dc.creatorManoel Otávio da Costa Rochapt_BR
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T20:21:46Z-
dc.date.available2024-01-10T20:21:46Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.citation.volume61pt_BR
dc.citation.issuee5pt_BR
dc.citation.spage1pt_BR
dc.citation.epage5pt_BR
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/s1678-9946201961005pt_BR
dc.identifier.issn16789946pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1843/62549-
dc.description.resumoThe Mitsuda test is a skin test based on the individual’s immune response through late and highly specific hypersensitivity reaction to the Mycobacterium leprae bacillus. A negative reaction identifies individuals who present a higher risk of becoming ill if exposed to M. leprae and, if they become ill, to develop the virchowian form of disease. The Mitsuda test reading is performed by means of a millimeter ruler. The dermatoscopy is a method that has not been used in the evaluation of cutaneous tests, although its use has increased in several areas. The study aimed to compare the results between the standardized reading and the total area of the Mitsuda test obtained by a computerized method which was structured by the association of digital dermatoscopy, the Dermatology Web system and the Image Tool 3.0 software. Data collection was performed at the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of the Eduardo de Menezes Hospital, in Belo Horizonte, from November 2015 to August 2016. The sample consisted of 100 leprosy domiciliary contacts. There was an excellent agreement between the Mitsuda test (diameter and area), with a coefficient greater than 80%, and an excellent correlation with the Spearman’s correlation coefficient (0.936). The intraclass correlation coefficient indicated a low (0.219) but significant agreement between the two measurements. In conclusion, there is a significant correlation between the standardized reading and the total area of the Mitsuda test. Digital dermoscopy can be an alternative instrument of evaluation, allowing the computerization and recording of the Mitsuda test.pt_BR
dc.format.mimetypepdfpt_BR
dc.languageengpt_BR
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Geraispt_BR
dc.publisher.countryBrasilpt_BR
dc.publisher.departmentMED - DEPARTAMENTO DE CLÍNICA MÉDICApt_BR
dc.publisher.initialsUFMGpt_BR
dc.relation.ispartofRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo-
dc.rightsAcesso Abertopt_BR
dc.subjectLeprosypt_BR
dc.subjectMitsuda testpt_BR
dc.subjectDermatoscopypt_BR
dc.subject.otherLeprosypt_BR
dc.subject.otherLeprominpt_BR
dc.subject.otherDermoscopypt_BR
dc.titleReading of the mitsuda test: comparison between diameter and total area by means of a computerized methodpt_BR
dc.typeArtigo de Periódicopt_BR
dc.url.externahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652019005000200doi:10.1590/s1678-9946201961005pt_BR
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