Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008
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Resumo: | BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is considered a major public health issue in developing countries. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of leprosy patients between 2003 and 2008 in the state of Piauí, to analyze detection and prevalence rates in the general population and in the population of children under 15 years of age, and to evaluate the predominant clinical forms. METHODS: Data were obtained from the notifiable diseases database of the State Health Department, Piauí, Brazil. Medical records are retrieved from patients' charts using a specific questionnaire and the collected data is then entered into the database system. RESULTS: Of the 12,238 cases of leprosy reported in this period, 85% represented new cases. The mean overall annual detection rate was 54 cases/100,000 habitants. The rate for children under 15 years of age was 15.3 cases/100,000 habitants. Overall, 52.18% of the patients were male; 64.66% were between 20 and 59 years of age; and 53.53% had the paucibacillary form of leprosy. Nevertheless, in 88.82% of cases of the paucibacillary form of the disease, more than five lesions were present, while in 10.55% of cases of the multibacillary form of the disease, no lesions were present. Over 20% of patients had some degree of disability. CONCLUSION: These indicators point to a high circulation of bacilli in the community and highlight the extreme difficulty experienced by the primary healthcare network in organizing itself in order to ensure that patients with this complex disease receive an accurate and early diagnosis. |
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Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008disease notificationepidemiologic surveillancehealthcare systemsleprosyBACKGROUND: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is considered a major public health issue in developing countries. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of leprosy patients between 2003 and 2008 in the state of Piauí, to analyze detection and prevalence rates in the general population and in the population of children under 15 years of age, and to evaluate the predominant clinical forms. METHODS: Data were obtained from the notifiable diseases database of the State Health Department, Piauí, Brazil. Medical records are retrieved from patients' charts using a specific questionnaire and the collected data is then entered into the database system. RESULTS: Of the 12,238 cases of leprosy reported in this period, 85% represented new cases. The mean overall annual detection rate was 54 cases/100,000 habitants. The rate for children under 15 years of age was 15.3 cases/100,000 habitants. Overall, 52.18% of the patients were male; 64.66% were between 20 and 59 years of age; and 53.53% had the paucibacillary form of leprosy. Nevertheless, in 88.82% of cases of the paucibacillary form of the disease, more than five lesions were present, while in 10.55% of cases of the multibacillary form of the disease, no lesions were present. Over 20% of patients had some degree of disability. CONCLUSION: These indicators point to a high circulation of bacilli in the community and highlight the extreme difficulty experienced by the primary healthcare network in organizing itself in order to ensure that patients with this complex disease receive an accurate and early diagnosis.Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia2012-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000300006Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.87 n.3 2012reponame:Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)instacron:SBD10.1590/S0365-05962012000300006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSousa,Manoel Wilkley Gomes deSilva,Darline CarvalhoCarneiro,Lucianna RodriguesAlmino,Maria Luisa Brito FerreiraCosta,Ana Lúcia França daeng2012-06-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0365-05962012000300006Revistahttp://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpabd@sbd.org.br||revista@sbd.org.br1806-48410365-0596opendoar:2012-06-15T00:00Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)false |
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Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008 |
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Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008 |
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Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008 Sousa,Manoel Wilkley Gomes de disease notification epidemiologic surveillance healthcare systems leprosy |
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Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008 |
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Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008 |
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Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008 |
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Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008 |
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Epidemiological Profile of Leprosy in the Brazilian state of Piauí between 2003 and 2008 |
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Sousa,Manoel Wilkley Gomes de |
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Sousa,Manoel Wilkley Gomes de Silva,Darline Carvalho Carneiro,Lucianna Rodrigues Almino,Maria Luisa Brito Ferreira Costa,Ana Lúcia França da |
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Silva,Darline Carvalho Carneiro,Lucianna Rodrigues Almino,Maria Luisa Brito Ferreira Costa,Ana Lúcia França da |
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Sousa,Manoel Wilkley Gomes de Silva,Darline Carvalho Carneiro,Lucianna Rodrigues Almino,Maria Luisa Brito Ferreira Costa,Ana Lúcia França da |
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disease notification epidemiologic surveillance healthcare systems leprosy |
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disease notification epidemiologic surveillance healthcare systems leprosy |
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BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is considered a major public health issue in developing countries. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of leprosy patients between 2003 and 2008 in the state of Piauí, to analyze detection and prevalence rates in the general population and in the population of children under 15 years of age, and to evaluate the predominant clinical forms. METHODS: Data were obtained from the notifiable diseases database of the State Health Department, Piauí, Brazil. Medical records are retrieved from patients' charts using a specific questionnaire and the collected data is then entered into the database system. RESULTS: Of the 12,238 cases of leprosy reported in this period, 85% represented new cases. The mean overall annual detection rate was 54 cases/100,000 habitants. The rate for children under 15 years of age was 15.3 cases/100,000 habitants. Overall, 52.18% of the patients were male; 64.66% were between 20 and 59 years of age; and 53.53% had the paucibacillary form of leprosy. Nevertheless, in 88.82% of cases of the paucibacillary form of the disease, more than five lesions were present, while in 10.55% of cases of the multibacillary form of the disease, no lesions were present. Over 20% of patients had some degree of disability. CONCLUSION: These indicators point to a high circulation of bacilli in the community and highlight the extreme difficulty experienced by the primary healthcare network in organizing itself in order to ensure that patients with this complex disease receive an accurate and early diagnosis. |
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