Younger B, Michaud R M, Fischer M
Arch Dermatol. 1982 Dec;118(12):981-4. doi: 10.1001/archderm.118.12.981.
In the past two years, we have diagnosed four cases of leprosy at the St Paul-Ramsey Hospital Dermatology Clinic. This is a markedly increased incidence for the state of Minnesota. All of these cases have been found among recently arrived Southeast Asian refugees not noted to have their disease by previous screening examinations. The purpose of this study is to report these four cases (two tuberculoid, one lepromatous, and one borderline leprosy) and to review the Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement Program, focusing on medical screening programs. We recommend refugee health education, health personnel training, and refugee medical screening centers as ways to detect leprosy among refugees entering the United States.
在过去两年里，我们在圣保罗 - 拉姆齐医院皮肤科诊所诊断出4例麻风病患者。这在明尼苏达州的发病率显著上升。所有这些病例均出现在最近抵达的东南亚难民中，他们在之前的筛查中未被查出患有此病。本研究的目的是报告这4例病例（2例结核样型、1例瘤型和1例界线类麻风病），并回顾东南亚难民安置计划，重点关注医疗筛查项目。我们建议开展难民健康教育、培训卫生人员以及设立难民医疗筛查中心，以此作为在美国入境难民中检测麻风病的方法。
