00962nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001600069653001100085653001100096653000900107653001200116653000900128100001400137700001100151245003700162300001000199490000700209520050200216022001400718       1977                            d  c1977 Oct-Dec10aAdult10aAge Factors10aFemale10aHumans10aIran10aleprosy10aMale1 aNasseri K1 aKo Y H00aEpidemiology of leprosy in Iran.  a355-90 v453 a<p>A total of 907 cases of leprosy from two sources, records from Baba-Baghi Leprosarium (709 cases) and Ahar case finding survey (198 cases), have been studied. The main characteristics of the cases are: a) about 50% of all cases are lepromatous leprosy; b) the leprosarium cases are about 2.5 years younger; c) about 70% of all cases are male; and d) the incidence of leprosy shows a steady increase up to 25-30 years of age and levels off thereafter. These and other findings are discussed.</p>  a0148-916X