M J S Santos, C K B Ferrari, O R de Toledo, E V de Moraes, F L David
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Leprosy among children and adolescents under 15 years-old in a city of Legal Amazon, Brazil.
Background and objectives: Leprosy is yet an important infectious disease in Brazil. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of leprosy among children and adolescents in a countryside city from Legal Amazon region.
Results: there was a high frequency of Hansen's disease among children from 5 to 9 years-old, predominantly females, with multibacillary form, and dimorphous types.
Conclusion: due to late diagnosis and higher frequency of treatment abandonment leprosy is a serious public health problem among children and adolescents is this small city.
期刊介绍：
Indian Journal of Leprosy is one of the oldest journals of India published quarterly by Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh (Indian Leprosy Association) since 1929. The Journal covers all research aspects of leprosy, tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases.
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