@article{7295,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, India, leprosy, Male, Mycobacterium leprae, Prevalence, Prospective Studies},
  author = {Vara N},
  title = {Profile of new cases of childhood leprosy in a hospital setting.},
  abstract = {<p>A hospital-based prospective study was carried out to assess the frequency of occurrence of leprosy in childhood. Out of 800 patients registered for leprosy, 67 (8.4%) were children aged 4-14 years. The male-to-female ratio was 2.5:1. Family history of leprosy was found in 14.9% of cases. The commonest type of leprosy was BT leprosy (35.8%), followed by BB leprosy (25.4%) and BL leprosy (19.4%). More than half of the patients had more than one lesion. Nerve involvement was noted in 70.1% of cases. Slit-skin smear was positive in 46.3% of cases. Out of 67 children, PB and MB regimens were given to 29 and 38 respectively.</p>},
  year = {2006},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {78},
  pages = {231-6},
  month = {2006 Jul-Sep},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}