@article{94205, author = {Antunes D and Goulart IMB and Goulart LR}, title = {Will cases of leprosy reaction increase with COVID-19 infection?}, abstract = {The Brazilian Society of Hansen’s Disease issued an alert on leprosy and COVID-19 coinfection that warned of the risk of infection in those individuals being treated for leprosy reactions. However, further clarification on epidemiological predictions for the COVID-19 infection and its possible role as an immune stimulus triggering leprosy reactions are necessary.}, year = {2020}, journal = {PLoS neglected tropical diseases}, volume = {14}, pages = {e0008460}, month = {01/2020}, issn = {1935-2735}, url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0008460&type=printable}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0008460}, language = {eng}, }