01353nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653002200089653001000111653001100121653001100132653001100143653001400154653001200168653000900180653001600189653001500205653002600220653001600246100001500262245006000277300001000337490000700347520067100354022001401025       2010                            d  c2010 Aug10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aChild10aFemale10aGreece10aHumans10aIncidence10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aRecurrence10aRetrospective Studies10aYoung Adult1 aKyriakis K00aActive leprosy in Greece: a 20-year survey (1988-2007).  a594-70 v423 a<p>A retrospective study (1988-2007) of all newly detected (n = 26) and relapsed (n = 51) Greek cases of leprosy was carried out. Multibacillary types prevailed in both patient groups (n = 68, 88.3%). Seven immigrants from endemic areas were also referred with multibacillary leprosy. Newly detected Greek cases resided more frequently in rural areas. Incident and relapsed multibacillary disease cases did not differ by age. Diagnosis was mainly made on the basis of skin lesions rather than leprosy reactions. Leprosy in Greece (total population, ten million) has the epidemiological characteristics of a disease that is dying out, without gender inequalities.</p>  a1651-1980