2013
DOI: 10.1155/2013/812793
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Abstract: The present study aims at analysing the degree of deformity in leprosy cases diagnosed in children under 15 years old and its relationship with operational and epidemiological factors. This epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out at municipalities of three microregions in a Brazilian hyperendemic area. Data between 1998 and 2010 was collected from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases database. The average coefficient of detection was 32.96/100.000 inhabitants; 7.61% of new cases were di… Show more

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“…Similar results observed in a study done by Francisco Carlos Félix Lana et al shows that among 1838 leprosy cases, 140 (7.61%) occurred in children under 15 years old. 7 A study done by L B Chavan et al among 105 cases in Nagpur city revealed that, child cases (≤15 years) constituted 18.10% and adults constitute 81.9% of cases. 8 In a study conducted by Nardi SMT et al among 277 registered leprosy cases 50.2% were males and 49.8% were females.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similar results observed in a study done by Francisco Carlos Félix Lana et al shows that among 1838 leprosy cases, 140 (7.61%) occurred in children under 15 years old. 7 A study done by L B Chavan et al among 105 cases in Nagpur city revealed that, child cases (≤15 years) constituted 18.10% and adults constitute 81.9% of cases. 8 In a study conducted by Nardi SMT et al among 277 registered leprosy cases 50.2% were males and 49.8% were females.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…15,16 Despite major efforts to eradicate leprosy, cases are still being detected in children, indicating active population transmission in the country and that there are undetected cases in the community. 15 The …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[1][2][3] After entering the body, the bacillus will settle in the Schwann cell and in the cutaneous tissue, resulting in the appearance of dermatoneurological lesions. 3,4 Leprosy is currently the leading cause of preventable disability, leaving 3 million people with disabilities around the world. 4 Brazil occupies the first position in general detection coefficient of leprosy in the world and the second in absolute number of cases, only behind India.…”
Section: 2mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the last decades, due to the efforts undertaken, the burden of the disease has been reduced in the country; however, in the North, Central West and Northeast regions, monitoring indicators show that the disease is still a serious public health problem, showing that elimination is still a challenge for health policies. 3,[4][5][6][7] In 2015, 28,761 new cases of leprosy were diagnosed in Brazil and a general detection coefficient of 14.07 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which classified the country as high endemic (between 10.00 and 19.99 cases/100 thousand population). In the state of Bahia, that same year, 2,548 new cases and a detection coefficient of 16.76 new cases were diagnosed for every 100 thousand inhabitants.…”
Section: 2mentioning
confidence: 99%