@article{6401,
  keywords = {Adult, Austria, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Humans, Incidence, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence},
  author = {Pfausler B and Bösch S and Sepp N and Schmutzhard E},
  title = {[Multibacillary leprosy in Tyrol].},
  abstract = {<p>Five cases of multibacillary leprosy have been diagnosed in a period of 15 years (1987-2001) at the outpatient Department of Neurology of the University Hospital Innsbruck. All patients presented with dermatological and mild to severe polyneuropathic signs and symptoms. 4/5 patients recovered fully, whereas 1 patient with an initially severe polyneuropathy showed persistent polyneuropathy as long-term sequela. The prevalence of leprosy in the catchment area of the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Innsbruck (comprising the entire province of Tyrol--650,000 inhabitants) is to be calculated as 0.5/1 million. The incidence of newly diagnosed leprosy within this province of Tyrol is 0.04/100,000/year. The aim of the presentation of these 5 patients is--beside the epidemiologic aspect--to alert all neurologists and dermatologists that this disease still exists--despite decreasing prevalence and incidence rates on a global scale; this is of particular importance since neurological long-term sequelae can only be avoided by early diagnosis.</p>},
  year = {2003},
  journal = {Wiener klinische Wochenschrift},
  volume = {115 Suppl 3},
  pages = {72-5},
  month = {2003},
  issn = {0043-5325},
  language = {ger},
}