01657nas a2200445   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001600065653000900081653002200090653001100112653003000123653001100153653001100164653001400175653001000189653002300199653001200222653000900234653001600243653001600259653002000275653001700295100001200312700001200324700001200336700001300348700001300361700001500374700001300389700001500402700001300417700001300430245007100443300001100514490000700525520066500532022001401197       2002                            d  c2002 Aug10aAdult10aAge Factors10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aBrazil10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aFemale10aHumans10aIncidence10aJapan10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSex Factors10aSocial Problems10aTime Factors1 aIshii N1 aObara A1 aOzaki M1 aKumano K1 aSugita Y1 aNamisato M1 aNogami R1 aHosokawa A1 aMakino M1 aSasaki S00a[Survey of newly diagnosed leprosy patients in Japan (1993-2000)].  a223-330 v713 a<p>We analyzed the medical and social problems of newly registered leprosy patients in the past 8 years from 1993 to 2000 in a low endemic country, Japan. There were 56 registered Japanese patients (males, 32; females, 24), and 76 registered foreign patients (males, 56; females, 20). The number of Japanese patients in each year was between 5 and 9, and 2/3 of them were from Okinawa Prefecture, located in subtropical zone. But the number of foreign patients in each year was between 5 and 18, and 2/5 of them were from Brazil. The number of foreign patients was greater than that of Japanese patients. Male/female ratio has decreased among the Japanese.</p>  a1342-3681