Criteria for Grading Hand or Foot Impairment in Leprosy Using WHO Scheme

Purpose: To grade hand or foot impairment using the operational definitions of Brandsma and Van Brakel.

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Evaluation

Are you examining a hand or foot of a patient with leprosy?

Yes

Does the patient show a sensory impairment?

Yes

Is there visible evidence of impairment?

Yes

Select an appropriate answer for each finding

Muscle atrophy

Muscle weakness

Reconstructive surgery

Skin ulcer

Skin cracks

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Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

WHO grade of impairment

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Risk Factors for Hand Deformity in Patient with Leprosy
- Screening Tool for Risk of Future Impairment in Leprosy Patient
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Eyes, Hands, Feet (EHF) Score for a Patient with Leprosy
- Criteria for Grading Eye Impairment in Leprosy Using WHO Scheme
Complications
- Risk Factors for Hand Deformity in Patient with Leprosy

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
- Criteria for Grading Eye Impairment in Leprosy Using WHO Scheme
- Screening Tool for Risk of Future Impairment in Leprosy Patient

Specialty

Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Infectious Diseases

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage
disability and performance

ICD-10

A30 - Leprosy [Hansen's disease]

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Purpose: To grade hand or foot impairment using the operational definitions of Brandsma and Van Brakel.

Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Infectious Diseases

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage, disability and performance

ICD-10: A30,

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