01203nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653002200054653001100076653002300087100001700110700001800127700001500145700001500160700001400175245009600189856006800285300001200353490000700365050001600372520058500388       2012                            d10aleprosy10aChildhood leprosy10aBrazil10aBorderline leprosy1 aSantos M J S1 aFerrari C K B1 aToledo O R1 aMoraes E V1 aDavid F L00aLeprosy among children and adolescents under 15 years-old in a city of Legal Amazon, Brazil  uhttp://ijl.org.in/oct-dec-2012/2%20MJS%20Santos%20(265-269).pdf  a265-2690 v84  aSANTOS 20123 aBACKGROUND 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.