PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF LEPROSY IN A SCHOOL SURVEY

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 45  (4) , 360-363
Abstract
The prevalence of leprosy in a school survey conducted in Panaji, India was 5.3/1000, with males predominating. The majority of patients had a single lesion on exposed parts of the body showing the clinical characteristics of tuberculoid leprosy. Clinical features of indeterminate leprosy were seen in 2 patients and borderline tuberculoid in a single case. Histopathologically, the majority of the patients were classified as having borderline tuberculoid or indeterminate leprosy. A disparity between the clinical and histopathologic diagnosis was evident. This observation emphasizes the importance of studying both the clinical and histopathologic features in deciding the precise status of a patient in the leprosy spectrum.

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