Author(s): Nogueira, Paula Sacha Frota ; Moura, Escolástica Rejane Ferreira ; Dias, Andrezza Alves ; Américo, Camila Félix ; Aguiar, Lidiane Rebouças ; Valente, Mayenne Myrcea Quintino Pereira
Date: 2015
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Hanseníase; Mycobacterium leprae
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 fi rst trimester of lactation. Conclusions: The association between leprosy and pregnancy should be routinely investigated, particularly in endemic areas.
