01234nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100002000054700002000074700001700094700001300111700001700124700002500141700001500166700001400181245010900195856007400304300001400378490000700392520059100399022001400990       2021                            d  c01/20211 aNzundu Boigny R1 aFlorêncio CMGD1 aCavalcante K1 aMoreno J1 ade Almeida P1 ade Sousa Almondes JG1 aNogueira P1 aAlencar C00aMagnitude and temporal trends of leprosy relapse in the state of Ceará, Brazil in the period 2001-2018.  uhttps://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v54/1678-9849-rsbmt-54-e0389-2020.pdf  ae038920200 v543 a<p><b>INTRODUCTION: </b>This study analyzed the magnitude and temporal trends of leprosy relapse in Ceará in 2001-2018.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Descriptive cross-sectional and ecological-time trend studies were performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>We diagnosed 1,777 leprosy relapse cases. Higher prevalence of relapse was observed in men, illiterates, mixed race, multibacillary leprosy, lepromatous leprosy, and persons with visible disabilities. The proportion of relapse increased throughout the study period.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Leprosy relapse is prevalent in certain groups.</p>  a1678-9849