01841nas a2200385 4500000000100000008004100001260005200042653001500094653001000109653002100119653001100140653001000151653001100161653001100172653000900183653002300192653001200215653000900227653001600236653002800252653001500280653002100295653000900316653001600325100001800341700001400359700001400373700001300387245006200400856006500462300001100527490000700538520089600545022001401441 2011 d c2011 Jun bPakistan Medical Association aKarachi 10 aAdolescent 10 aAdult 10 aAge Distribution 10 aBiopsy 10 aChild 10 aFemale 10 aHumans 10 aIran 10 aLeprostatic Agents 10 aleprosy 10 aMale 10 aMiddle Aged 10 aPopulation Surveillance 10 aPrevalence 10 aSex Distribution 10 aSkin 10 aYoung Adult 1 aGolfurushan F 1 aSadeghi M 1 aGoldust M 1 aYosefi N 00 aLeprosy in Iran: an analysis of 195 cases from 1994-2009. uhttp://www.jpma.org.pk/full_article_text.php?article_id=2821 a558-61 0 v61 3 aOBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of Leprosy in Azerbaijan, Iran.
METHODS: A total of 195 new leprosy cases referred to and registered in Bababaghi Center, Azerbaijan, Northwest of Iran from 1994-2009 were studied.
RESULTS: Of the 195 new cases, 131 (67/2%) were males and 64 (32/8%) females. They were born in Azerbaijan with the peak age of the disease at their fourth decade. The most common form of the disease, especially in male patients, was lepromatous leprosy. Skin problems, especially eyebrow hair loss, constituted the most frequent sign of the disease. The most involved nerve was ulnar nerve.
CONCLUSION: Although, leprosy is a rare disease in Iran it is still encountered. It is important for the physicians to be aware of its diagnosis when they see a patient with chronic dermatitis and peripheral nerve involvement.
a0030-9982