Grade 2 disabilities in leprosy patients from Brazil: Need for follow-up after completion of multidrug therapy.

• Main Authors: Marcos Túlio Raposo (Author), Martha Cerqueira Reis (Author), Ana Virgínia de Queiroz Caminha (Author), Jörg Heukelbach (Author), Lucy Anne Parker (Author), Maria Pastor-Valero (Author), Maria Ines Battistella Nemes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Leprosy continues to be a public health problem in many countries. Difficulties faced by health services include late diagnosis, under-reporting of new cases, adequate monitoring of disabilities and treatment. Furthermore, systematic follow-up after completion of treatment is important, w...