Santos M J S, Ferrari C K B, de Toledo O R, de Moraes E V, David F L
Institute of Biological and Health Sciences (ICBS), Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Campus Universitario do Araguaia II, MT, Brazil.
Indian J Lepr. 2012 Oct-Dec;84(4):265-9.
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.
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.
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.
麻风病在巴西仍是一种重要的传染病。本研究的目的是确定巴西亚马孙法定地区一个乡村城市儿童和青少年中麻风病的发病率。
5至9岁儿童中汉森病发病率较高，主要为女性，多为多菌型和二型。
由于诊断较晚且治疗中断率较高，麻风病在这个小城市的儿童和青少年中是一个严重的公共卫生问题。
