Faber W R
Dermatologica. 1979;158(1):38-45.
Recently, there has been a sharp increase in the number of leprosy patients in The Netherlands, due to an increased immigration from Surinam where leprosy is hyperendemic. The patients registered at the Dermatological Department of the University of Amsterdam during the years 1972-1976 were reviewed. It was found that 28% of the untreated patients had recently suffered a relapse. A substantial percentage took the medication irregularly or discontinued treatment prematurely and quite a few patients required other types of treatment besides chemotherapy, such as surgical treatment and physiotherapy.
最近，荷兰麻风病人数量急剧增加，原因是来自麻风病高度流行的苏里南的移民增多。对1972年至1976年期间在阿姆斯特丹大学皮肤科登记的患者进行了回顾。发现28%未经治疗的患者最近病情复发。相当大比例的患者用药不规律或过早停药，不少患者除化疗外还需要其他类型的治疗，如手术治疗和物理治疗。
