Chilhood leprosy: Clinical and epidemiological study in the Department of Dermatology, Clinicas Hospital, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Asuncion-Paraguay, 2005-2014

• Main Authors: Beatriz Di Martino Ortiz (Author), María Laura Sánchez (Author), Celeste Valiente (Author), Gabriela Martínez (Author), Mirtha Rodriguez Masi (Author), Oilda Knopfelmacher (Author), Lourdes Bolla de Lezcano (Author)
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• Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Leprosy in childhood is not a common finding. The risk of a child to develop the disease is 4 times greater in contact with close people and 9 times higher among household contacts. The maximum risk observed is when the contact is Multibacillary (MB) and intradomicilliary. Leprosy in c...