01769nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001100074653001000085653002100095653001100116653001100127653001400138653001000152653001100162653002000173653001200193653002000205653000900225653002200234653001500256653001700271653001600288653000900304653002000313100001200333245003400345856010200379300001000481490000700491520088300498022001401381       2009                            d  c2009 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aBiopsy10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aFemale10aHumans10aIncidence10aIndia10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aLower Extremity10aMale10aPeripheral nerves10aPrevalence10aRisk Factors10aSex Factors10aSkin10aUpper Extremity1 aRao A G00aStudy of leprosy in children.  uhttp://www.ijl.org.in/PDF%20(Journal%20Oct-Dec%202009)/4_Abst%20(Study%20of%20leprosy)195-197.pdf  a195-70 v813 a<p>Leprosy, a disease as oId a mankind, has been a public health problem in many developing countries and among children, it reflects disease transmission in the community and efficiency of control programmes study on childhood leprosy was carried out Gandhi Hospital, spread over 4 years. There were 32 children among 280 diagnosed cases of leprosy. The study revealed an incidence of 11.43% among leprosy patients with more number of boy being affected than girls. Most of children presented with hypopigmented anaesthetic patches. Hansen's BT was the most common clinical type of leprosy with extremities being the common site of involvement. Slit-skin smear was positive in 25% of children. We could find significant positive clinico-pathological correlation among 12 children who were subjected to biopsy. Reactional states and deformites were less common in our study.</p>  a0254-9395