@article{23743,
  keywords = {leprosy, Childhood leprosy, Brazil, Borderline leprosy},
  author = {Santos M J S and Ferrari C K B and Toledo O R and Moraes E V and David F L},
  title = {Leprosy among children and adolescents under 15 years-old in a city of Legal Amazon, Brazil},
  abstract = {BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Leprosy is yet an important infectious disease in Brazil. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of leprosy among children and adolescents in a countryside city from Legal Amazon region.

RESULTS: there was a high frequency of Hansen's disease among children from 5 to 9 years-old, predominantly females, with multibacillary form, and dimorphous types.

CONCLUSION: due to late diagnosis and higher frequency of treatment abandonment leprosy is a serious public health problem among children and adolescents is this small city.
},
  year = {2012},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {84},
  pages = {265-269},
  url = {http://ijl.org.in/oct-dec-2012/2%20MJS%20Santos%20(265-269).pdf},
  language = {eng},
}