01316nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001600059653001000075653002800085653001100113653002300124653001200147653002400159653002500183653002500208653001700233653001100250653003000261100001400291700001300305700001200318700001500330700001300345700001100358245005800369300001100427490000800438520051800446022001400964       2001                            d  c2001 Sep-Oct10aAge Factors10aChild10aDiagnosis, Differential10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aLeprosy, Borderline10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aLeprosy, Tuberculoid10aTime Factors10aTravel10aWorld Health Organization1 aMagdorf K1 aHaas W H1 aHarms D1 aHöger P H1 aGriese M1 aRank M00a[Leprosy - An overview from a pediatric perspective].  a266-700 v2133 a<p>Worldwide tourism is an increasing industry. One result of this phenomenon is the occurrence of imported infectious diseases, as recently observed even in Germany. Leprosy ranks high among dreaded infectious diseases from tropical and subtropical countries. It remains a major health threat despite marked improvements in diagnosis and therapy. This was achieved by a better understanding of bacteriological and immunological mechanisms over the past decades, resulting in a decline of Leprosy's incidence.</p>  a0300-8630