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Communication • An. Bras. Dermatol. 93 (3) • May-Jun 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187260   copy

Epidemiological profile of leprosy reactions in a referral center in Campinas (SP), Brazil, 2010-2015* * Work conducted at the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas), Campinas (SP), Brazil.

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Abstract:

Leprosy patients can present reactions during the course of the disease. There are no official data on these reactions in Brazil. We aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics of patients with such reactions, analyzing information from patient records at a referral center in Campinas (SP), from 2010 to 2015.

Keywords:
Leprosy; Leprosy, Borderline; Leprosy, lepromatous; Leprosy, multibacillary; Leprosy, paucibacillary; Leprosy, tuberculoid

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