Epidemiological profile of leprosy reactions in a referral center in Campinas (SP), Brazil, 2010-2015

Authors :: Letícia Ambrosano
Marcel Alex Soares dos Santos
Elaine Cristina Faria Abrahão Machado
Elisangela Samartin Pegas
Source :: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Vol 93, Iss 3, Pp 460-461 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2018.
Abstract: Abstract: Leprosy patients can present reactions during the course of the disease. There are no official data on these reactions in Brazil. We aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics of patients with such reactions, analyzing information from patient records at a referral center in Campinas (SP), from 2010 to 2015.

Subjects :: Leprosy
Leprosy, Borderline
Leprosy, lepromatous
Leprosy, multibacillary
Leprosy, paucibacillary
Leprosy, tuberculoid
Dermatology
RL1-803

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