Graph 1.

A. Distribution of age characteristics according to the diagnosis of later disabilities in 18 patients under 15 years of age with leprosy in a reference center located in the southeastern regions of Brazil (2004-2012). B. Distribution of the medians of time between the first symptoms and the diagnosis of leprosy in 188 patients of under 15 years of age according to the type of symptoms most commonly found in the first doctor’s appointment, stratified according to the development of later disabilities.