01217nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001900054653001400073653001200087100001300099700001800112700001200130700001400142245011700156300001200273490000700285520070500292022001400997       2018                            d  c01/201810aClassification10adiagnosis10aleprosy1 aSantos M1 aMercadante LM1 aPegas E1 aKadunc BV00aRelationship between bacilloscopy and operational classification of Hansen's disease in patients with reactions.  a454-4560 v933 a<p>Leprosy can be classified according to its operational form as paucibacillary or multibacillary. Bacilloscopy integrates its diagnostic armamentarium. Patients with the disease may present leprosy reactions. This study describes the association of bacilloscopy results and the type of operational classification of leprosy in patients with leprosy reactions. Medical records were analyzed at a reference center between 2010 and 2015. Reactions occurred in almost half of the patients, making their identification important. The bacilloscopic and operational characterization indicates a greater occurrence of leprosy reactions in patients with positive bacilloscopy and also in multibacillary.</p>  a1806-4841