Lepra conjugal: estudo epidemiológico dos casos observados no Dispensário do D.P.L. em Campinas, S.P. (1934-1954) / Conjugal leprosy: an epidemiological study of cases observed in the Dispensary of DPL in Campinas, S.P. (1934-1954)

ABSTRACT

The prevalence of conjugal leprosy was studied in the records of the dispensary of Campinas (S.Paulo) from 1934 to 1954, showing 50 mates among 500 contaminated contacts. This is 7,8% of 639 mates under control to be compared with 8,8% of contaminations among 1.365 brethren, 9,9% among 2.064 children and 9% among 420 parents. 30% of the mates have been examined regularly (at least once yearly) against 16%, 23% and 25% of brethren, children and parents respectively. Of the 50 contaminated mates 52% were males. Among the wives there were 41% L and 46% T cases, against 37% and 44% among husbands. Duration of marriage was up to 10 years in 44%, incubation period up to 5 years in aproximately 94%.