Keywords
Leprosy/epidemiology
Epidemiology
Pediatry
Epidemiology
Pediatry
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Amador M do PSC, Barros VRS de, Albuquerque PJ de BS, Buna MIF, Campos JM. Childhood leprosy in the Curionópolis district - southeastern Pará state - a case report. Hansen. Int. [Internet]. 2001 Nov. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];26(2):121-5. Available from: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/hansenologia/article/view/36407
Abstract
Childhood leprosy especialy advanced cases, show the problem extent and reflect the intensity exposition to Mycobacterium leprae in determined area. Although not be often, require cures intervention and bring questions about of the activities for the control from this milenar nosology. The authores report a case Borderline Leprosy in child with three years old, contact Lepromatous leprosy (the father), with primary resistant suspect. The child with few weigth to age not showed any BCG scar at the diagnostic, however contact. The histology revealed: "Inflamatory infiltrated difused". The special coloration (Faraco-Fite) revealed a few acid-fast bacilli.
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2 DESIKAN, K.V.; SINHA, S. On "childhood leprosy in Bombay". Indian]. Leprosy. v.61, n.2, p.311-2 april, 1989.
3 NADKARNI, N.J. et al. Childhood leprosy in Bombay: A clinico- epidemiological study. Indian J. Leprosy, v.60, n.2, p.173-88, Apr., 1988.
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7 SANJAY, P et al. Protective effect of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) agaisnt leprosy: A population-based case-control study in Nagur, India. Leprosy Rev. v.70, p.287-294, 1999
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BIBLIOGRAFIA CONSULTADA
1 BEREMAN, J.M. Childhood leprosy and social response in south India Soc. Sci. Med. v.19, n.8, p.853-865, 1984.
2 HAMMOND, RI.; SUNDAR RAO, RS.S. The tragedy of deformity in childhood leprosy (Letter). Leprosy Rev., v.70, n.2, p.217-20, 1999
3 THAPA, B.R. et al. Leprosy in childhood. Indian Pediatc, y.27, n.10, p.1126-1128, 1990.
4 VAN BEERS, S.H. et al. Sero-prevalence rates of Antibodies to Phenolic Glycolipid-I among School Children as indicator of Leprosy Endemicity. Mt. Journal of Leprosy, v.67, n.3, p.243-9, 1999.
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