01110nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001200065653001100077653001100088653001200099653000900111653001500120653001000135100001800145700001600163700001200179700001600191245003400207300001100241490000600252520057200258022001400830       1999                            d  c1999 Jun10aAdult10aEngland10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aRegistries10aWales1 aVan Buynder P1 aEccleston J1 aLeese J1 aLockwood DN00aLeprosy in England and Wales.  a119-210 v23 a<p>This paper reviews cases of leprosy notified in England and Wales to the Central Leprosy Register since its inception in 1951. Leprosy remains a rare condition in England and Wales, with fewer than ten cases notified on average in recent years. No definite case of indigenously acquired leprosy has been reported since the disease became notifiable. Although only a small number of patients present each year, leprosy remains a debilitating disease, and the unfamiliarity of clinicians with this condition can lead to delays in diagnosis and undernotification.</p>  a1462-1843