Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has limited the access of patients with Hansen's disease (HD) to care due to changes in routine health services.
Methods: To ascertain this, we compared the number of HD cases diagnosed before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: The decrease in HD cases in Brazil reached 18,223 (-48.4%), corresponding to an average reduction of 1,518 cases per month during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusion: Therefore, effective measures should be implemented to minimize the damage and the consequent negative health impact of COVID-19 on the care of HD patients.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0251-2021 | DOI Listing |
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