Trachoma: an underdiagnosed disease revealed by a survey carried out at Jaú, São Paulo.
Luisa Fioravanti SchaalRoberta Lilian Fernandes de Sousa MeneghimLucieni Cristina Barbarini FerrazCarlos Roberto PadovaniCassiano VictoriaSilvana Artioli SchelliniPublished in: BMC ophthalmology (2024)
Inflammatory trachoma still present in children aged 1- to 9-year-old in the city of Jaú. The positive cases were located mainly in areas with low socioeconomic conditions. Health promotion with active search and periodical treatment must be planned to fight this important blinding cause, that persists in our municipality.
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