01103nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653000900069653002800078653003100106653001100137653001200148653001100160653001400171653001200185653000900197653001600206653001500222653001100237100001600248700001800264245005300282300001000335490000700345520043500352022001400787       1993                            d  c1993 Aug-Sep10aAdult10aAged10aCross-Sectional Studies10aEmigration and Immigration10aFemale10aGermany10aHumans10aIncidence10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aRegistries10aTravel1 aZastrow K D1 aSchöneberg I00a[Importation of leprosy into Germany 1981-1992].  a414-70 v553 a<p>73 cases of leprosy were imported into the Federal Republic of Germany between 1981 and 1992. A large number of imported cases came from Asian countries (32 cases). 61 patients were male, 12 female. 30 patients had the tuberculoid type of leprosy, 29 the lepromatous. From the total of 73 leprosy patients 7 were German nationals. Early diagnosis and efficient treatment play an important role in ensuring a good prognosis.</p>  a0941-3790