Mycobacterial Diseases
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1068
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-1068
+44 1478 350008
Claudia Marcela Castro
National Institute of Health,
Bogota
Colombia
Mini Review
Strategies for Reducing Leprosy Stigma
Author(s): Claudia Marcela Castro, Lina Erazo and Maria Luz GunturizClaudia Marcela Castro, Lina Erazo and Maria Luz Gunturiz
Leprosy is an infectious, chronic, long-lasting disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis that leads to multiple clinical symptoms including skin manifestations, disfigurement, deformity, stigma and disability. The World Health Organization considers leprosy a complex disease that has a great impact on health in addition to causing social, economic and psychological burdens in affected populations. With this review, we intend to demonstrate how the stigmatization of leprosy induces negative behaviors towards patients, impairing their attention and access to diagnosis and treatment and leads to a deterioration in their quality of life.
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DOI:
10.4172/2161-1068.1000253