Misra R S, Ramesh V
Urban Leprosy Centre, Department of Dermatology & Leprology, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Lepr. 1987 Jul-Sep;59(3):293-9.
One hundred and seventy seven patients of leprosy residing in Delhi comprised 16.4% of the total Urban Leprosy Centre attendance in a three-year retrospective study with a M:F ratio of 3:1. The average age at onset of disease was 28.75% years and childhood leprosy was only 6.78%. The cases of pauci- and multibacillary leprosy were almost evenly distributed. Borderline leprosy (including BT, BB & BL of Ridley-Jopling classification) comprised the largest single group with 51.42%, followed by Lepromatous with 21.47%. In 90% cases the high probability of acquiring infection during period of stay in the city and the involvement of lower age-group are pointers towards the endemic nature of the disease in the region.
在一项为期三年的回顾性研究中，居住在德里的177名麻风病患者占城市麻风病中心总就诊人数的16.4%，男女比例为3:1。疾病发病的平均年龄为28.75岁，儿童期麻风病仅占6.78%。少菌型和多菌型麻风病病例分布几乎均匀。边缘型麻风病（包括里德利-乔普林分类中的BT、BB和BL）占最大的单一类别，为51.42%，其次是瘤型，占21.47%。在90%的病例中，在城市停留期间感染的高可能性以及较低年龄组的受累表明该地区疾病的地方性特征。
