Childhood leprosy in eastern Nepal: a hospital-based study.
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2003-01-16
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A hospital-based retrospective study on childhood leprosy was carried out at B.R. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, covering the period April 1998-April 2002. 20 (4.45%) leprosy patients were detected in children aged 6-14 years. The male:female ratio was 4:1. History of contact was found in 10% of the patients. The commonest type of leprosy was borderline tuberculoid leprosy (550%), followed by borderline lepromatous leprosy (301%). Most of the patients had more than one lesion. Nerve involvement and grade 2 deformity were noted in 55% and 20% of the patients respectively. Slit skin smear was positive in 30% of patients.
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Burman KD, Rijall A, Agrawal S, Agarwalla A, Verma KK. Childhood leprosy in eastern Nepal: a hospital-based study. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 2003 Jan-Mar; 75(1): 47-52