TY - JOUR KW - Adolescent KW - Brazil KW - Child KW - Child, Preschool KW - Female KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Male AU - Talhari S AU - Kiesserlich D AU - Benchaya M V AU - Alcalde M A AB -
During the period from April 1978 to May 1980 some 10,178 school children in the city of Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil, were examined. 22 cases of Hansen's disease were discovered, 16 presented with the tuberculoid form of the disease, 5 lepromatous and 1 indeterminate case were found. The most frequent dermatological conditions were dermatozoonosis, superficial mycosis, disorders of keratinization, naevus and bacterial infections.
BT - Medicina cutanea ibero-latino-americana C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6764229?dopt=Abstract DA - 1982 IS - 5 J2 - Med Cutan Ibero Lat Am LA - por N2 -During the period from April 1978 to May 1980 some 10,178 school children in the city of Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil, were examined. 22 cases of Hansen's disease were discovered, 16 presented with the tuberculoid form of the disease, 5 lepromatous and 1 indeterminate case were found. The most frequent dermatological conditions were dermatozoonosis, superficial mycosis, disorders of keratinization, naevus and bacterial infections.
PY - 1982 SP - 309 EP - 12 T2 - Medicina cutanea ibero-latino-americana TI - [Epidemiologic survey on Hansen's disease and other dermatoses in school children, Manaus, Estado do Amazonas, Brasil]. VL - 10 SN - 0210-5187 ER -