@article{24901, keywords = {Adolescent, Child, Colombia, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male}, author = {Romero-Montoya IM and Beltran-Alzate JC and Ortiz-MarĂ­n DC and Diaz-Diaz A and Cardona-Castro N}, title = {Leprosy in Colombian children and adolescents.}, abstract = {

While leprosy is not considered a public health problem in Colombia, affected children are an important warning sign, demonstrating the challenge of controlling the disease. Herein, we report 12 cases of leprosy in patients 5-17 years of age, summarizing our clinical, micro biological and treatment findings.

}, year = {2014}, journal = {The Pediatric infectious disease journal}, volume = {33}, pages = {321-2}, month = {2014 Mar}, issn = {1532-0987}, doi = {10.1097/INF.0000000000000057}, language = {eng}, }