01231nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001200066100001500078700001500093700001100108700001200119700001600131700001600147700001600163245005600179300001000235490000600245520073600251022001400987       1981                            d  c1981 Dec10aHumans10aleprosy1 aBernardi C1 aFerreira J1 aPino G1 aBakos L1 aGerbase A C1 aGervini R L1 aGutierres M00aLeprosy classification for use in control programs.  a130-50 v63 a<p>Some classifications of Leprosy currently in use are reviewed and the difficulties of their application in field work are analysed. While it is recognized the scientific value of these classifications in order to identify precisely the clinical, bacteriological, histological and immunological aspects of the disease, an alternative simplified classification is suggested, to be used in control programmes. In this classification clinical forms that require the same public health action are put together. Thus, clinical forms are reduced to three basic groups. The clinical and laboratory criteria which define each group are presented, as well as the correlation between this simplified classification and the classic one.</p>  a0100-3283