Rao A G
Department of Dermatology, Gandhi Medical College, Secundrerabad, AP, India.
Indian J Lepr. 2009 Oct-Dec;81(4):195-7.
Leprosy, a disease as oId a mankind, has been a public health problem in many developing countries and among children, it reflects disease transmission in the community and efficiency of control programmes study on childhood leprosy was carried out Gandhi Hospital, spread over 4 years. There were 32 children among 280 diagnosed cases of leprosy. The study revealed an incidence of 11.43% among leprosy patients with more number of boy being affected than girls. Most of children presented with hypopigmented anaesthetic patches. Hansen's BT was the most common clinical type of leprosy with extremities being the common site of involvement. Slit-skin smear was positive in 25% of children. We could find significant positive clinico-pathological correlation among 12 children who were subjected to biopsy. Reactional states and deformites were less common in our study.
麻风病是一种与人类历史同样悠久的疾病，在许多发展中国家一直是一个公共卫生问题。在儿童中，它反映了疾病在社区中的传播情况以及控制项目的成效。在甘地医院开展了一项为期4年的儿童麻风病研究。在280例确诊的麻风病病例中有32名儿童。该研究显示，麻风病患者中的发病率为11.43%，受影响的男孩比女孩更多。大多数儿童表现为色素减退性麻木斑。结核样型麻风是最常见的临床类型，四肢是常见的受累部位。25%的儿童皮肤涂片呈阳性。在接受活检的12名儿童中，我们发现临床病理之间存在显著的正相关。在我们的研究中，反应状态和畸形较少见。
