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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spelling doaj-0af05637eb074c0cba0a6b747f9ddb9d2020-11-24T21:56:42ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492015-02-01481969810.1590/0037-8682-0148-2014S0037-86822015000100096Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosyPaula Sacha Frota NogueiraEscolástica Rejane Ferreira MouraAndrezza Alves DiasCamila Félix AméricoLidiane Rebouças AguiarMayenne Myrcea Quintino Pereira ValenteINTRODUCTION: 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000100096&lng=en&tlng=enLeprosyInfectious pregnancy complicationsPublic Health
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author Paula Sacha Frota Nogueira
Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura
Andrezza Alves Dias
Camila Félix Américo
Lidiane Rebouças Aguiar
Mayenne Myrcea Quintino Pereira Valente
spellingShingle Paula Sacha Frota Nogueira
Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura
Andrezza Alves Dias
Camila Félix Américo
Lidiane Rebouças Aguiar
Mayenne Myrcea Quintino Pereira Valente
Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Leprosy
Infectious pregnancy complications
Public Health
author_facet Paula Sacha Frota Nogueira
Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura
Andrezza Alves Dias
Camila Félix Américo
Lidiane Rebouças Aguiar
Mayenne Myrcea Quintino Pereira Valente
author_sort Paula Sacha Frota Nogueira
title Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy
title_short Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy
title_full Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy
title_fullStr Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy
title_sort characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
series Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
issn 1678-9849
publishDate 2015-02-01
description 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.
topic Leprosy
Infectious pregnancy complications
Public Health
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