SILVA, H. M. F. M.; CELESTINO, J. T. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5334067284373243; SILVA, Hortênsia Maria Ferreira de Melo.; CELESTINO, Júlia Teresa de Albuquerque.
Abstract:
Hansen´s disease is an infective illness that attack the
peripheral nerves and reveal essentially on skin. Different social, economic and
psychological impacts are associated to this pathology (QUEIRÓS et al., 2016).
Brazil is the only country of Latin America that doesn´t achieve the proposed
goal by World Health Organization (WHO) for eradication of this sickness
(IMBIRIBA et al., 2008). One of the indicators of lack of control and continuous
transmission of the illness is the incidence of Hansen´s disease among children
(EKEKE et al., 2014). OBJECTIVES: Delineate the epidemiological profile of
younger than fifteen years old that were diagnosed with Hansen´s disease at
the Serviço de Referência de Tuberculose e Hanseníase in Campina Grande-
PB city. METHODOLOGY: It was be performed a transversal, observational
and retrospective study, with qualitative analysis of acquired data from lookup of
patient´s medical chart attended between 2002 and 2017 at the Serviço de
Referência de Tuberculose e Hanseníase in Campina Grande-PB city.
CONCLUSION: This study concludes with the clinical and epidemiological
profile of younger than fifteen years old of Serviço de Referência de
Tuberculose e Hanseníase within the quoted period that, despite the sample
represents a small number of individuals, only the fact that there is still
diagnosed children with Hansen´s disease made us reflect about the control
condition of this illness in this city council.
