[Facial bone changes in Virchowian Hansen's disease].

Abstract

Aiming to verify the occurrence of alterations in certain skeletal structures in lepromatous face, 70 patients from the "Hospital Lauro de Souza Lima", were clinically and radiographically analysed through a longitudinal study with a 3 years interval: their average age was of 45.41 years and 48.41 years respectively for the first and second examinations.