01124nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002300055653001100078653001000089653001200099100001200111245003300123300001000156490000700166520075500173022001400928       2001                            d  c2001 Aug10aAsia, Southeastern10aHumans10aJapan10aleprosy1 aIshii N00a[Clinical leprosy in Japan].  a145-90 v703 a<p>The Leprosy Prevention Law was abolished at the end of March, 1996. Since medical insurance for leprosy started in April, 1996, dermatologists in clinics have to take care of leprosy patients. However, dermatologists have not learned enough about leprosy, and only a few of them are familiar with it. Japanese patients newly diagnosed with leprosy in Japan have decreasing, and patients who come from foreign countries to work in Japan have more important in leprosy control. Therefore, it is important to educate dermatologists about leprosy. Recently, diagnostic guides including information about network systems have become available in book stores. It is possible to obtain all kinds of information about leprosy from the network systems.</p>  a1342-3681