Ana Paula Nazario1,2, Jair Ferreira3,4, Lavínia Schuler-Faccini4,5,6, Marilu Fiegenbaum1, Osvaldo Artigalás7,8, Fernanda Sales Luiz Vianna4,5,6,9. 1. Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 2. Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, RS, Brasil. 3. Departamento de Medicina Social da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 4. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 5. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 6. Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 7. Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 8. Hospital Materno-Infantil Presidente Vargas, Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 9. Laboratório de Medicina Genômica, Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: : This study evaluated leprosy rates in Rio Grande do Sul, an area with a historically low prevalence. However, recent studies are lacking. METHODS: : Data extracted from a National Database were analyzed for clinical features and compared to 1980s data. Tendency was assessed via stationarity analysis. RESULTS: : Between 1990 and 2011, 4,770 cases were reported (0.21/10,000 inhabitants; 95% CI = 0.19-0.24). Detection was slightly higher among males, 1.9% cases were among children and most multibacillary (74.7%) at diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: : Leprosy is controlled in RS, but most cases are multibacillary. Early identification is important to avoid disabilities due to late diagnosis.
INTRODUCTION: : This study evaluated leprosy rates in Rio Grande do Sul, an area with a historically low prevalence. However, recent studies are lacking. METHODS: : Data extracted from a National Database were analyzed for clinical features and compared to 1980s data. Tendency was assessed via stationarity analysis. RESULTS: : Between 1990 and 2011, 4,770 cases were reported (0.21/10,000 inhabitants; 95% CI = 0.19-0.24). Detection was slightly higher among males, 1.9% cases were among children and most multibacillary (74.7%) at diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: : Leprosy is controlled in RS, but most cases are multibacillary. Early identification is important to avoid disabilities due to late diagnosis.
Authors: Raquel R Barbieri; Fernanda S N Manta; Suelen J M Moreira; Anna M Sales; José A C Nery; Lilian P R Nascimento; Mariana A Hacker; Antônio G Pacheco; Alice M Machado; Euzenir M Sarno; Milton O Moraes Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Date: 2019-03-05