Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the trend of epidemiological and operational indicators of leprosy in Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. This was a time series study involving nine indicators. The inflection point regression model was used. Decreasing trends were observed for the following: g...
RESUMEN * Introducción: La lepra es un problema de salud con elevado impacto biopsicosocial, sin embargo, no se encuentra un estudio que la caracterice en el municipio de Guantánamo. Objetivo: Caracterizar aspectos clínicos de la lepra en el municipio Guantánamo en el periodo de 2015-2019. Méto...
Abstract Brazil is the second nation in absolute number of new cases of leprosy in the world. The country presents many regions highly endemic to the disease, as is the case of the Goiás. The present study aims to analyze the temporal trends of leprosy indicators in Goiás between 2006 and 2015. This st...
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: We compared the hidden prevalence of leprosy in two Brazilian cities with distinct differences regarding geographic region and socio-economic development profile, namely, Juazeiro, Bahia and Joinville, Santa Catarina. METHODS: A retrospective epidemiological study based on secondary ...
Pires, Karina Lebeis;
Hammerle, Mariana Beiral;
Lima, Ricardo Barbosa;
Hammerle, Márcia Beiral;
Ribeiro, Caetano, Marcelo;
Araújo, Luciana Ferreira;
Bongiolo, Manuela Romagna;
Almenara, Camila Bastos;
Silva, José Antônio Bonifácio da;
Nogueira, Carlos Bruno;
Alvarenga, Regina Papais.
RESUMO: Modelo do Estudo: Relato de caso. Importância do problema: No mundo, mais de três milhões de pessoas estão vivendo com deficiência física devido à hanseníase. O Brasil é o segundo país com o maior número de casos novos registrados.A magnitude e o alto risco d...
O objetivo foi descrever indicadores epidemiológicos e características dos casos novos de hanseníase em idosos no Brasil, no triênio 2016-2018, comparando a outros grupos etários. Estudo descritivo de corte transversal com dados do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN). Os caso...
Abstract Slit skin smear and histopathological examinations are currently the main laboratory tools used to aid the diagnosis of leprosy. However, their sensitivity is low, and many cases are not detected. New methodologies have been studied to develop more accurate tests. This narrative review aims to r...
Abstract INTRODUCTION The Integrated Program of Leprosy Control was initiated in 2003 in the municipality of Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil, an area considered hyperendemic for leprosy. Here, we present the evolution of the indicators of leprosy within the established period in children aged <15 year...
Objetivo: Apresentar o diagnóstico situacional da rede laboratorial para hanseníase na região de São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. Métodos: Pesquisa de avaliação com desenho descritivo. Os dados foram coletados por meio de formulário online preenchido pelos responsáveis pelo programa de hans...
