01093nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001600051653002100067653001100088653001100099653001200110653000900122100001400131700001600145700001400161700001200175700001500187245006000202300001000262490000800272520054500280022001400825       1985                            d  c198510aAge Factors10aChild, Preschool10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale1 aGuillet G1 aTillard J P1 aHelenon R1 aQuist D1 aRelouzat M00a[Leprosy in young children. 2 cases at 3 years of age].  a353-70 v1123 a<p>Two children (age 3 years) presented with leprosy in endemic area: one was type T (tuberculoid paucibacillary); the other was type BL (borderline lepromatous) considering a very fast evolution, and was treated as a multibacillary leprosy. The family of the second child reported that the onset of the disease was consecutive to an insect bite at 5 1/2 months of age. Such observations remind us that leprosy must be suspected or thought about very early since the incubation period is likely to be shorter than previously proclaimed.</p>  a0151-9638