01203nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653001000093653002100103653002600124653001100150653001100161653001100172653001200183653000900195653001600204653002400220100001600244245012700260300001100387490000700398520052000405       1975                            d  c1975 Jul-Aug10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aEpidemiologic Methods10aFemale10aGuyana10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSkin Manifestations1 aPradinaud R00a[100 new cases of Hansen's disease discovered during 7 years of dermatologic practice in French Guyana (author's transl)].  a344-520 v683 a<p>From the dermatologic viewpoint Hansen disease represents a significant affection, and our participation for a quarter of the demonstration, although our activity is limited to Cayenne, seems to be particularly necessary. We do not wish to be alone in our interest in this problem, and we sincerely think that in French Guyana any physician should be "Leprolog". The severity of the lepromatous forms and their distribution into any age and place, suggest that it should be considered as a promising disease.</p>