Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy

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 dimor...

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Main Authors: Paula Sacha Frota Nogueira, Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura, Andrezza Alves Dias, Camila Félix Américo, Lidiane Rebouças Aguiar, Mayenne Myrcea Quintino Pereira Valente
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000100096&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary: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 first trimester of lactation. CONCLUSIONS: The association between leprosy and pregnancy should be routinely investigated, particularly in endemic areas.
ISSN:1678-9849