Leprosy in children under 15 years of age in Brazil: A systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease neglected, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, considered a public health problem because may cause permanent physical disabilities and deformities, leading to severe limitations. This review presents an overview of the results of epidemiological studies on leprosy occurrence in childhood in Brazil, aiming to alert health planners and managers to the actual need to institute special control strategies.

Methodology/principal findings

Data collection consisted of an electronic search for publications in eight databases: Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), PuBMed, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), SciVerse Scopus (Scopus), CAPES theses database, CAPE

SUBMITTER: Vieira MCA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6168122 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature