Publications by authors named "Libardo Gomez"
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- Leprosy, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), and Chagas disease (CD) are neglected tropical diseases prevalent in Colombia, causing significant psychosocial burden, particularly in mental distress and stigma.
- In a 2018 study with 305 patients, it was found that 50% of CD and 49% of leprosy patients experienced mental distress, while participation restrictions were highest in leprosy patients (27%).
- The study concluded that leprosy patients faced greater stigma and psychosocial issues compared to CL and CD patients, suggesting a need for targeted, evidence-based interventions to address these challenges.
Background: Many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are not fatal, but they are disabling, disfiguring and stigmatizing. More accurate data on these aspects would benefit planning, monitoring and evaluation of interventions, as well as provision of appropriate services for the often life-long consequences. In 2015, a cross-NTD toolkit was developed, consisting of a variety of existing questionnaires to measure morbidity, disability and health-related quality of life.
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- - The study aimed to measure the average time it takes for leprosy symptoms to be diagnosed and identify factors that contribute to delays in diagnosis.
- - Researchers interviewed 249 leprosy patients in northern Colombia and found that the average diagnostic delay was 33.5 months, with some patients showing significant visible deformities by the time they were diagnosed.
- - The findings indicate that multiple consultations and delayed treatment seeking are linked to longer diagnosis times, highlighting the need for improved public awareness and quicker referrals to specialists for leprosy diagnosis.
Objectives: Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is a rare lesion of the developing fetal lung consisting of increased cell proliferation in the bronchial structures with lack of differentiation of the alveoli. Pregnancies may be at an increased risk for perinatal loss with type III CCAM. The purpose of this paper is to present our experience with the management of complicated types II and III CCAM with a novel technique: percutaneous ultrasound-guided fetal sclerotherapy (FST).
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