01392nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001500058653001000073653000900083653001400092653001000106653002100116653003100137653001800168653001100186653002600197653002600223653001100249653001100260653001200271653000900283653001600292653001700308100001700325245004000342300001000382490000600392520064200398022001401040       1977                            d  c1977 Sep 1010aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAustralia10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aEmigration and Immigration10aEthnic Groups10aFemale10aHistory, 19th Century10aHistory, 20th Century10aHumans10aInfant10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aTime Factors1 aBoughton C R00aLeprosy in Sydney: a brief account.  a351-30 v23 a<p>Individuals with leprosy and those incubating the disease continue to enter New South Wales from endemic areas. With early diagnosis and treatment, the prognosis is good. The diagnosis should be considered in any patient who has lived or worked in a leprosy endemic country and who presents with an unusual or persistent skin erpution (especially if there is associated hypoaesthesia) and/or mononeuritis or mononeuritis multiplex. Occasionally the disease presents inother guises; biopsy of the appropriate tissue and staining for acid-fact bacilli, as well as haematoxylin and eosin, will usually indicate the correct diagnosis.</p>  a0025-729X