01293nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100001000054700001600064245010900080520096800189022001401157       2020                            d  c11/20201 aJha R1 aMarahatta S00aProfiles of Pediatric Leprosy: A Report from a University Hospital of Nepal in the Post-Elimination Era.3 a<p>Because pediatric leprosy strongly indicates continuous disease transmission in the community, knowing the profiles of pediatric leprosy is of great value for a leprosy-free world. We conducted this study to assess the clinical profiles of pediatric leprosy in Nepal. This retrospective study analyzed the 7-year record from 2011 to 2017. There were a total of 68 pediatric leprosy cases. Male (63.2%) cases outnumbered female cases. The minimum age of the leprosy-affected children was 6 years, with the mean age 12.17 (±1.95) years. Contact history was present in 26 (38.2%) children. Most of them (83.8%) had positive slit-skin smear. Lepra reaction was present in 14.7%. Nine had a disability, with 4/9 (44.4%) of them having grade 2 disability. More than two-thirds (70.6%) were multi-bacillary cases. Some (2.9%) even had lepromatous leprosy. Leprosy continues to be a disease of concern in the post-elimination era even in the pediatric population.</p>  a1476-1645