01637nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001200054653001600066653001800082100001600100700001600116700001600132700001500148700001900163700001300182700001200195245008500207856007500292300001000367490000600377520101200383       2018                            d10aleprosy10aShelter10aPerceptions10aSocial stigma1 aAlmeida AIS1 aNogueira MA1 aFeitosa EBJ1 aCorrêa JC1 aVasconcelos JS1 aSousa RF1 aSá AMM00a[The main memories and feelings of ex-leprosy living in an ancient leprosarium].  uhttp://revista.cofen.gov.br/index.php/enfermagem/article/view/1353/470  a13-170 v93 a<p><strong>Objective</strong>: Describe the main memories and feelings of ex –leprosy living in an ancient leprosarium located in the metropolitan region of Belém, State of Pará. Methodology: It is a descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach. The data were collected through in-depth interviews, in the period from September to October of 2016, having as sample of coexistence, eleven ex-leprosy. The analysis of the data was made based content analysis of Bardin. Results: three categories emerged: From fear to social exclusion: feelings on the discovery of the disease; The discourse of fear: compulsory isolation and family segregation; Ghosts of the past in the present: social marks of disease. Conclusion: the perceptions about the disease show that marks of the past still reflect in social everyday life. The negative connotations associated with the disease reinforce prejudice and social stigma, generate intense psychic upsets and promote constant social isolation.</p>