01635nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653002900054653001200083653001100095653001700106100001400123700001500137700001400152700001500166700001400181700001500195245004900210856007100259300001200330490000700342520101800349022001401367       2018                            d10aleprosy10aEpidemiology descriptive10aElderly10aBrazil10aEpidemiology1 aSilva DDB1 aTavares CM1 aGomes NMC1 aCardoso AC1 aêncio RA1 aNogueira P00aLeprosy in the elderly population of Alagoas  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbgg/v21n5/1809-9823-rbgg-21-05-00553.pdf  a553-5610 v213 a<p><strong>Objective:</strong> to describe the epidemiological profile of elderly persons with leprosy in the state of Alagoas.</p>

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<p><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive epidemiological study of leprosy cases among the elderly reported to the Disease Notification Information System between 2005 and 2015 was carried out.</p>
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<p><strong>Results:</strong> a total of 896 cases were identified, with a predominance of 60-69 years old (60.5%), who were male (50.4%), had no schooling (34.8%), no source of income (54.1%), multibacillary forms of the disease (67.9%), and a high proportion of grade I (30.3%) and II (11.8%) disability at diagnosis. Hyperendemicity was noted during the survey period, with a mean detection rate of 29.48 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.</p>
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<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> leprosy is a growing disease among the elderly and early detection should be encouraged in this population to prevent the impairment of active aging.</p>
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