01393nas a2200433   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653000900055653002200064653001200086653001500098653001100113653001600124653001200140653002800152653002300180653003000203653002100233653001100254653001100265653002300276653001200299653000900311653001600320653002500336653003000361653001300391653000900404653001300413100001300426700001200439700001200451700001200463245006400475300001000539490000800549520038800557022001400945       2008                            d  c2008 Jun10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aAnimals10aArmadillos10aBiopsy10aClofazimine10aDapsone10aDiagnosis, Differential10aDisease Reservoirs10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aEndemic Diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMale10aMississippi10aMycobacterium leprae10apolymerase chain reaction10aRifampin10aSkin10aZoonoses1 aAbide JM1 aWebb RM1 aJones H1 aYoung L00aThree indigenous cases of leprosy in the Mississippi delta.  a635-80 v1013 a<p>Three native-born patients from the Mississippi Delta presented with leprosy over a 13-month period. None had a history of foreign travel, contact with each other, or known leprosy patients. Two patients' lesions lacked anesthesia, and all had a history of armadillo exposure. These cases add to the association of armadillo exposure and the subsequent development of leprosy.</p>  a1541-8243