TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Brazil
KW - Epidemiologic Methods
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Information Systems
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Recurrence
KW - Time Factors
KW - Young Adult
AU - Diniz LM
AU - Moreira MV
AU - Puppin MA
AU - Oliveira MLWD
AB - <p>Leprosy relapse is the reappearance of the disease after regular treatment with current regimens and discharge due to cure. In this retrospective and descriptive cohort study, the aim was to evaluate the characteristics of cases of leprosy relapse in the State of Espírito Santo between 2000 and 2005. The investigation strategies consisted of monitoring the SINAN entries, with file analysis and case discussions at the State Reference Center. One hundred and four cases of relapse were studied, representing 1.12% of the new cases detected over this period. The greatest frequency was between 21 and 60 years of age; 59.6% were men; 44.2% presented relapse more than five years after discharge; 66.4% were multibacillary; and 42.2% presented positive bacilloscopy (complete bacilli) and therefore were relapse cases. Negatives bacilloscopy was observed in 57.8%. Prospective studies should be conducted to establish the real relapse rate.</p>
BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19802479?dopt=Abstract
DA - 2009 Jul-Aug
DO - 10.1590/s0037-86822009000400012
IS - 4
J2 - Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.
LA - por
N2 - <p>Leprosy relapse is the reappearance of the disease after regular treatment with current regimens and discharge due to cure. In this retrospective and descriptive cohort study, the aim was to evaluate the characteristics of cases of leprosy relapse in the State of Espírito Santo between 2000 and 2005. The investigation strategies consisted of monitoring the SINAN entries, with file analysis and case discussions at the State Reference Center. One hundred and four cases of relapse were studied, representing 1.12% of the new cases detected over this period. The greatest frequency was between 21 and 60 years of age; 59.6% were men; 44.2% presented relapse more than five years after discharge; 66.4% were multibacillary; and 42.2% presented positive bacilloscopy (complete bacilli) and therefore were relapse cases. Negatives bacilloscopy was observed in 57.8%. Prospective studies should be conducted to establish the real relapse rate.</p>
PY - 2009
SP - 420
EP - 4
T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
TI - [Retrospective study on leprosy relapse in the State of Espírito Santo].
VL - 42
SN - 1678-9849
ER -