01735nas a2200409   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001600080653000900096653001000105653001200115653002100127653001100148653001100159653001000170653001200180653002400192653002500216653002500241653000900266653001600275653001600291653002600307653001700333100001400350700001400364700001200378700001600390245006600406300001100472490000700483050003200490520078900522022001401311       1989                            d  c1989 Oct10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aAged10aChild10aDapsone10aDisabled Persons10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aLeprosy, Borderline10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aLeprosy, Tuberculoid10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSex Factors10aSocioeconomic Factors10aTime Factors1 aGirdhar M1 aArora S K1 aMohan L1 aMukhija R D00aPattern of leprosy disabilities in Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh).  a503-130 v61  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Out of 514 leprosy cases studied, 229(44.56%) had disability. Disability was most commonly seen in lepromatous leprosy. There was an increasing trend in disability with increasing age of patient and duration of disease. Disability rate was higher in males as compared to females. Nerve thickening and reactional states were more common in disabled cases. Dapsone treated group showed a disability rate of 63.8% as compared to 30.0% in untreated group. Hand was the most commonly affected site and mobile claw hand was the single most common disability. The overall disability index-D.I. (2) of Bachelli was 1.25 and lepromatous cases had highest D.I. (1.89). Disability index was higher in males and was found to increase with increasing age of patient and duration of disease.</p>  a0254-9395