01859nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001600084653000900100653001000109653002100119653002100140653001100161653001100172653001100183653002000194653001200214653000900226653001600235653002600251653001600277653001700293100001300310700001200323245007400335300001100409490000700420050003200427520102400459022001401483       1993                            d  c1993 Jul-Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aAged10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aDisabled Persons10aFemale10aHumans10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aRetrospective Studies10aSex Factors10aUrban Health1 aSaha S P1 aDas K K00aDisability pattern amongst leprosy cases in an urban area (Calcutta).  a305-140 v65  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>In a retrospective study of 1,264 leprosy cases, registered during 1987-1992, 282 were found to have disabilities giving a disability rate (DR) 22.31% and 150 of them were also found to have deformities, giving a deformity rate 11.9%. Mean disability index (DI) was found to be 1.17. Disability rate (DR) significantly increased with age and the highest rate was 52.75% in lepromatous (L) cases, followed by 27.51% in borderline (N?L) and only 4.53% in nonlepromatous (N) cases. L cases had the highest deformity rate (22.25%) and N cases had the lowest DR (2.23%). DI was highest (1.46) in L, and lowest (0.52) in N cases. Males had significantly higher DR (27.2%) compared to females (13.0%). Deformity in hands (42.55%) was more common than in feet (22.70%). Increasing trend of DI was noticed with increasing duration of disease in L and N?L types. The number of nerves involved was high (4.72) in L cases compared to other types. DI was highest (1.25) in patients engaged in occupations involving hard work.</p>  a0254-9395