title: Leprosy situation in Brazil.
abstract: We present the situation of leprosy in Brazil, reporting about epidemiology, clinical criteria for classification, multidrugtherapy and special situations, as co-infection. This material was presented in the 79th Annual Meeting of Japanese Hansen's Disease Association in May 2006, during a discussion about the Japanese Guidelines for leprosy treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. jane.derm@epm.br
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomimori-Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007918:Leprosy / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents