01247nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001100080653001100091653001200102653000900114653001600123653001000139100001600149700001300165245002200178300001000200490000700210520077400217022001400991       1991                            d  c1991 Feb10aAdolescent10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aQatar1 aMahmoud S F1 aAzadeh B00aLeprosy in Qatar.  a125-60 v303 a<p>Clinical and histopathologic features of 104 cases of leprosy diagnosed between 1982 and 1989 in the State of Qatar were studied. There were 88 male (84.6%) and 16 (15.4%) female patients aged 18 to 64 years. Eighty-four of the cases were diagnosed during the initial mandatory medical screening on arrival to Qatar. Almost all (103) were expatriates and only one 50-year-old woman was a Qatari. Indians formed the largest group (60.6%), followed by Bangladeshi (6.7%), Pakistani (5.8%), and others. The majority of cases were classified as lepromatous (43.3%) or tuberculoid (43.3%). Although Qatar is a relatively leprosy-free country, the influx of a large number of workers from developing countries seeking employment forms a potential public health hazard.</p>  a0011-9059