Abstract
Objective: To analyze the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients with leprosy in a municipality in Maranhão from 2015 to 2017. Methods: This is an epidemiological, retrospective, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, in which secondary data from of the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN). Microsoft Excel 2013 software was used to tabulate data and create graphs and tables. Results: In the period from 2015 to 2017, 265 cases of leprosy were reported, with a predominance in males (63%), aged between 30 and 39 years (20%), the highest occurrence of multibacillary cases (89%), being the dimorphic clinical form the most frequent (66,4%). As for the entry mode, most cases were registered as a new case (68,7%), the predominant mode of detection was spontaneous demand (36%) and with regard to the degree of physical disability in the diagnosis, the highest part of the patients presented degree 0 of disability (44%). In the type of exit, exit by cure predominated (54%). Conclusion: Leprosy remains a public health problem in the region, and it is necessary to design and implement measures that promote the reduction of the disease and make it possible to face the disease in the municipality.