Leprosy in a University Hospital in Southern Brazil

201519 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Adma Silva de Lima · Centro Universitário de Brusque

Karin Cristine Pinto · Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo

Míryan Priscilla Santos Bona · Universidade Federal do Paraná

Suelen Mayara Lopes de Mattos · Universidade Federal do Paraná

Marina Portiolli Hoffmann · Universidade Federal do Paraná

Fabiane Mulinari‐Brenner · Universidade Federal do Paraná

Vanessa Cristhine Dallolmo Ottoboni

Abstract

This study showed an important diagnostic delay and a high rate of sequelae in this specific population. Brazil is one of the few remaining countries that has not yet eradicated leprosy and it is important to improve health policies in order to prevent sequelae and achieve eradication.

Topics & Keywords

Leprosy Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volume 90, Issue 5, pp. 654-659

DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153959

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