Bahmer F A
Hautarzt. 1984 Aug;35(8):402-7.
Data on the prevalence of leprosy in the Federal Republic of Germany obtained by questionnaire from numerous departments of dermatology were compared to those from the German Federal Health Office to which leprosy cases have to be reported. Between 1962 and 1980, the Federal Health Office cases numbered 86, whereas 106 were reported to us by questionnaire. Of the latter, 85 patients were male, 21 female. A sharp increase in cases was seen in the late 1970s, mainly due to the growing number of refugees from Southeast Asia and to foreign workers and their family members from southern Europe. Patients from Africa and Latin America were only infrequently observed. A total of 16 patients were Germans. The lepromatous type of leprosy predominated, followed by the tuberculoid type, and the borderline cases are the least frequent. Although no secondary cases have been reported so far with certainty in this country and the risk of transmission seems small in a highly developed country such as the Federal Republic of Germany, a certain amount of awareness should be maintained in view of the important role early diagnosis plays in the fate of the patient.
通过问卷调查从德国众多皮肤科部门获取的关于德意志联邦共和国麻风病患病率的数据，与必须向其报告麻风病病例的德国联邦卫生局的数据进行了比较。1962年至1980年间，联邦卫生局记录的病例有86例，而通过问卷调查向我们报告的有106例。在后者中，85名患者为男性，21名女性。20世纪70年代末病例数急剧增加，主要是由于来自东南亚的难民以及来自南欧的外籍工人及其家属数量不断增加。来自非洲和拉丁美洲的患者很少见到。共有16名患者是德国人。瘤型麻风病占主导，其次是结核样型，界线类病例最少见。尽管到目前为止该国尚未确切报告有二代病例，而且在德意志联邦共和国这样的高度发达国家传播风险似乎很小，但鉴于早期诊断对患者命运的重要作用，仍应保持一定的警惕。
