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.
BT - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28954121?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175676 IS - 4 J2 - An Bras Dermatol LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2017 SP - 580 EP - 582 T2 - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia TI - Profile of leprosy in children under 15 years of age monitored in a Brazilian referral center (2004-2012). UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v92n4/0365-0596-abd-92-04-0580.pdf VL - 92 SN - 1806-4841 ER -