Abstract
The Lauro de Souza Lima (ILSL) Institute constitutes a unit of the Coordenadoria de Controle de Doenças - CCD, Secretary of Health of the Government of the State of São Paulo. It aims at the promotion and development of basic and applied research, medical assistance, as well as training and teaching in the field of General and Sanitary Dermatology, with focus on Leprosy, in respect to whi…