01363nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001600070653001000086653002100096653001100117653002200128653001100150653001000161653001100171653001200182653000900194653001600203653001700219100001500236700001300251245003700264300001000301490000700311520072900318022001401047       1988                            d  c1988 Mar10aAdolescent10aAge Factors10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aHumans10aIndia10aInfant10aleprosy10aMale10aSex Factors10aUrban Health1 aSehgal V N1 aSehgal S00aLeprosy in young urban children.  a112-40 v273 a<p>Prevalence among leprosy patients of children in the age group of 0-14 years was 3.8%, with 9 male preponderance. The children were largely immigrants from the endemic neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. A borderline group formed the bulk of the patients. The disease had its onset between ages 5 and 9 in more than half the patients. There was a striking contrast between the age at onset and that of reporting. Usually, the lesions were multiple. Single lesions were, however, present on the exposed parts. Skin-slit-smears were positive in borderline borderline (BB), borderline lepromatous (BL), and lepromatous lepromatous (LL) only. A good clinicopathologic correlation was apparent in most patients.</p>  a0011-9059