Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy

• Autor(a) principal: Nogueira, Paula Sacha Frota
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Moura, Escolástica Rejane Ferreira, Dias, Andrezza Alves, Américo, Camila Félix, Aguiar, Lidiane Rebouças, Valente, Mayenne Myrcea Quintino Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/14335
• topic: Hanseníase; Mycobacterium leprae

Introduction: The clinical characteristics of women who conceive during leprosy and the association between leprosy and pregnancy are not well known. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 49 pregnant or lactating women diagnosed with leprosy in 2011. Results: The patients had a clinical dimorphous form of leprosy (44.9%), no physical incapacity at diagnosis (87.5%), and no complications in either the patient or infant (33.4%). In 36.3% of cases, leprosy symptoms were presented in the last trimester of pregnancy, and in 31.9% of patients were in the fi rst trimester of lactation. Conclusions: The association between leprosy and pregnancy should be routinely investigated, particularly in endemic areas.