Publications by authors named "Renan Faria Cardoso"
Analysis of the detection coefficient for the association between leprosy and pregnancy in the integration region of Carajás, State of Pará, Brazil.
Vera Regina da Cunha Menezes Palácios Cléa Nazaré Carneiro Bichara Rodrigo da Silva Dias Alcinês da Silva Sousa Júnior Renan Faria Cardoso
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
April 2014
Introduction: The association between leprosy and pregnancy is currently poorly understood and has been linked to serious clinical consequences.
Methods: A retrospective study between 2007 and 2009 was performed in the integration region of Carajás, Brazil on a population of pregnant lepers, with non-lepers of ages 12-49 years serving as the reference population.
Results: Twenty-nine pregnant lepers were studied during the study period.