Diagnosis of leprosy in Porto Nacional/TO between 2013 to 2017

• Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Felipe Alior Fernandes Louzada de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Milan, George
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Scire Salutis
• Texto Completo: https://sustenere.inf.br/index.php/sciresalutis/article/view/CBPC2236-9600.2020.003.0013
• topic: Hanseníase; Hanseníase multibacilar; Mycobacterium leprae; Leprosy; Multibacillary lepra; Mycobacterium leprae

The leprosy is a chronic and insidious disease whose etiological agent is Mycobacterium leprae, a highly infectious but low pathogenic bacterium. Its transmission occurs through the air, released by contaminated individuals and infecting susceptible individuals. The clinical manifestations usually delay to appear, leading to a late diagnosis and, in that period, the infected is the transmitter of the disease. The treatment is done by means of polychemotherapy, for a prolonged time, that occurs, mainly, in the basic health unit. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the statistical data of leprosy diagnosis in the municipality of Porto Nacional/TO between the period of 2013 to 2017. This is a descriptive study of epidemiological investigation and literature review of data present in SINAN (National System of Notification Aggravations) together with the Health Surveillance Secretariat, DataSUS information bank data and electronic bibliographic surveys of virtual libraries. There was big variation of leprosy diagnosis between the study period, prevalence of the multibacillary form, prevalence of leprosy diagnosis without involvement of the nervous trunk and predisposition to the male sex. The diagnostic levels remained variable, with a masculine majority, in a multibacillary form, with 12 recurrences.