title: Leprosy in Colombian children and adolescents.
abstract: While leprosy is not considered a public health problem in Colombia, affected children are an important warning sign, demonstrating the challenge of controlling the disease. Herein, we report 12 cases of leprosy in patients 5-17 years of age, summarizing our clinical, micro biological and treatment findings.
authors.affiliation: From the *Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical, Universidad CES, Sabaneta, Antioquia; and †Universidad CES, Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Irma Marcela
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Romero-Montoya
authors.forename: Juan Camilo
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Beltrán-Alzate
authors.forename: Diana Cristina
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Marín
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diaz-Diaz
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cardona-Castro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male