TY - JOUR
AU - de Aguiar V
AU - de Carvalho D
AU - Martins J
AU - Silva JMLD
AU - Amaral M
AU - Formigosa L
AU - da Costa G
AU - Sardinha R
AU - Gomes C
AU - Ferreira E
AU - Lobato M
AU - Magno R
AU - Santos B
AU - Maciel T
AU - da Costa R
AU - Sousa S
AU - Sá AMM
AU - Peixoto I
AU - Sardinha D
AB - Objective: 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.
BT - International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science
DO - 10.22161/ijaers.73.60
IS - 3
LA - eng
N2 - Objective: 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.
PB - AI Publications
PY - 2020
SP - 426
EP - 432
T2 - International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science
TI - Elderly Profile with Leprosy in Pará between the Years 2015 to 2018
UR - https://ijaers.com/detail/elderly-profile-with-leprosy-in-par-between-the-years-2015-to-2018/
VL - 7
SN - 2349-6495, 2456-1908
ER -