History of leprosy in Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The record of the first cases of leprosy in Rio de Janeiro dates from the seventeenth century. The first local host of leprosy patients was created from 1741, and the first colonies hospitals were built in the early twentieth century, in order to avoid contagion of the population. The first structures dedicated to research also date from this time: the Leprosy International Institute, the Leprology Institute, and the Leprosy Laboratory of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, where the most prestigious leprologists of Rio de Janeiro worked. Currently, investigations are focused on the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation; additionally, leprosy patients are treated at municipal health centers and state hospitals, and former colony hospitals only accept patients with severe disabilities.

O cuidado hospitalar na hanseníase: um perfil do estado do Pará de 2008 a 2014

“…A hanseníase é uma doença curável e, na maioria dos casos, com rotina terapêutica bem estabelecida através da poliquimioterapia (PQT), que reduziu o número de doentes desde 1980, em todo o mundo 5 . Apesar do caráter de acompanhamento ambulatorial, há possíveis situações de complicações clínicas no curso da doença, em especial as reações hansênicas, que podem exigir de acordo com a gravidade, a necessidade de cuidados hospitalares.…”