01420nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653001100061653001200072653001200084653002400096653001700120100001700137700001800154700001200172700001800184700001600202245005700218300001100275490000700286050001800293520082900311022001401140       1973                            d  c197310aChild10aHumans10aleprosy10aMyanmar10aSkin Manifestations10aTime Factors1 aBechelli L M1 aGarbajosa P G1 aGyi M M1 aDominguez V M1 aQUAGLIATO R00aSite of early skin lesions in children with leprosy.  a107-110 v48  aBECHELLI1973F3 a<p>Most of the data on the site of early skin lesions in leprosy were obtained from the case histories of registered patients, mainly those in leprosy institutions and who had had the disease for one or more years. Such information should be treated with reservation. The purpose of this study was to determine, in a highly endemic area, the site of early skin lesions in 28 220 children who, after screening, were kept under close surveillance and re-examined yearly. In 469 patients with a single lesion, this was most often located on the thighs or buttocks, followed by the arms, forearms, legs, and lumbar region. This finding is of interest mainly for diagnostic purposes. The predilection of single early lesions for certain regions of the body does not appear to depend on whether these parts are exposed or not.</p>  a0042-9686