01221nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001100001500042700001600057700001300073700001400086245011100100856006800211300001200279490000700291520073900298022001401037       2017                            d1 aPinto ACVD1 aWachholz PA1 aSilva GV1 aMasuda PY00aProfile of leprosy in children under 15 years of age monitored in a Brazilian referral center (2004-2012).  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v92n4/0365-0596-abd-92-04-0580.pdf  a580-5820 v923 a<p>Leprosy in children under 15 years of age is a serious public health problem. In this retrospective case series conducted in a Brazilian reference center (2004-2012), we found 18 cases with a mean age of 10.0±3.6 years of age and 16.6% between 0-5 years of age. Almost 56% of the cases were female, with a median time between the first symptoms and diagnosis of 11 months (4-24); 77.8% reported household contact with leprosy patients. Upon hospital admission, 66.7% presented mostly skin symptoms, while 27.8% presented a degree 2 disability. Most were classified as multibacillary (66.7%). Half of the sample developed a reaction (predominantly type 1) during the follow-up period, while 22.2% developed a late disability.</p>
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