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Leprosy is caused by the alcohol-resistant bacillus called Mycobacterium leprae, and on rare occasions, by Mycobacterium lepromatosis. This study aims to outline the epidemiological profile of hospitalizations for leprosy in Brazil during the years 2019 to 2024. It is noteworthy that this article is classified as descriptive, retrospective and quantitative in nature, based on secondary analysis of data obtained on the DATASUS online platform. The percentages of hospitalization were estimated from SIH/SUS tables and graphs were created to elucidate the data collected regarding the year of hospitalization by region, sex, color/race and age. Considering the above, the portion of the population most affected were brown men aged 40 to 49 years, the majority of whom reside in the Northeast region. Over the six years studied (2019-2024), there was a 3.23% reduction in hospitalizations for leprosy in Brazil. It should also be noted that the high hospitalization rates reveal how leprosy remains a neglected disease that does not receive due investment for research that develops better diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
Keywords: Leprosy, Hospitalizations, Epidemiology
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