CLINICOEPIDEMIOLÓGICA NO NORDESTE DO BRASIL

Brazil, and have some characteristics in common, both affect mucocutaneous tissue, course with a chronic granulomatous response, show a broad clinical spectrum, and affect poor populations. Buriticupu (Amazon of Maranhão) represents an important endemic area for the two diseases in the State. Objective: To report the occurrence of patients with clinical and laboratorial findings of the association of CL and leprosy. Methods: In view of these findings and the scarcity of studies on this subject, we report the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of seven patients from this region. All patients, seen at the health center of the Federal University of Maranhão-UFMA, Buriticupu municipality, during March 2003 to December 2004, had their diagnosis confirmed after clinical and laboratorial findings. Results: Patient age ranged from 9 to 64 years, there was predominance of males (71.3%), 57.1 % was laborers, and their socioeconomic situation was considered poverty. All patients had borderline leprosy and 90 % had ulcerated lesion of CL. Treatment with meglumine antimonate (Glucantime®) + anti-leprosy drugs (polychemotherapy) ha