01853nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001260002000042100001600062700001800078700001400096700001500110700001300125700001600138700001500154700001500169700001200184700001500196700001300211700001200224700001300236700001300249700001500262700001200277700001200289700001400301700001500315245007300330856009800403300001200501490000600513520094700519022002501466       2020                            d  bAI Publications1 ade Aguiar V1 ade Carvalho D1 aMartins J1 aSilva JMLD1 aAmaral M1 aFormigosa L1 ada Costa G1 aSardinha R1 aGomes C1 aFerreira E1 aLobato M1 aMagno R1 aSantos B1 aMaciel T1 ada Costa R1 aSousa S1 aSá AMM1 aPeixoto I1 aSardinha D00aElderly Profile with Leprosy in Pará between the Years 2015 to 2018  uhttps://ijaers.com/detail/elderly-profile-with-leprosy-in-par-between-the-years-2015-to-2018/  a426-4320 v73 aObjective: To identify the epidemiological profile of elderly people with leprosy in the State of Pará in the 2015-2018 historical series. METHOD: The study is epidemiological, retrospective, descriptive-exploratory, with a quantitative approach and with data extracted from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System, on the diagnosed cases of leprosy in the elderly in the period 2015-2018 in the state of Pará. RESULTS: A total of 1,782 cases of leprosy were found in the elderly in the 2015-2018 period in Pará, with a predominance of males, with the most prevalent form being dimorphic and the most disabling grade was grade 0. In addition, the multibacillary diagnosis presented the highest index of cases. CONCLUSION: The importance of adequate and continuous treatment is emphasized in order to combat possible complications of Hanse’n's disease, promoting an improvement in the quality of life of these patients.  a2349-6495, 2456-1908