Hanseníase na infância no município de Curionópolis – sudeste do Estado do Pará relato de caso

Maria do Perpétuo Socorro C. Amador; Vera Reis Souza de Barros; Paulo José de Brito Silva Albuquerque; Maria Inês Ferreira Buna; Joaquim Martins Campos

doi:10.47878/hi.2001.v26.36407

Authors

Maria do Perpétuo Socorro C. Amador Enfermeira, Especialista em Hanseníase, Pesquisador Associado e responsável pelo Laboratório de Hanseníase do Instituto Evandro Chagas - Secção de Bacteriologia e Micologia.
Vera Reis Souza de Barros Médica Patologista, Mestre em Medicina Tropical, Chefe da Secção de Patologia do Instituto Evandro Chagas.
Paulo José de Brito Silva Albuquerque Médico- Patologista e Colaborador Eventual da Secção de Patologia do Instituto Evandro Chagas.
Maria Inês Ferreira Buna Enfermeira responsável e integrante da Equipe de Biossegurança da Seção de Bacteriologia e Micologia do IEC - Ananindeua - Para.
Joaquim Martins Campos Medico da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Curionópolis - Centro de Saúde Enfermeira Silvina da Paz - Curionópolis - Pará.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47878/hi.2001.v26.36407

Keywords:

Leprosy/epidemiology, Epidemiology, Pediatry

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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