TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Dapsone
KW - Female
KW - Foot Deformities, Acquired
KW - Hand Deformities, Acquired
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Infant, Newborn
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
AU - Kaur P
AU - Singh G
AB - <p>Analysis of records of urban leprosy clinic of the University Hospital, Varanasi for deformities was done for the years 1979 to 83. Gross deformity rate was 3.73 percent only. The majority of cases of deformity were in borderline type of leprosy. The commonest deformity was claw hand. It is discussed that dapsone treatment does not increase the chance of deformity. The rate, however, increased with age.</p>
BT - Indian journal of leprosy
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3839818?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 1985 Jan-Mar
IS - 1
J2 - Indian J Lepr
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Analysis of records of urban leprosy clinic of the University Hospital, Varanasi for deformities was done for the years 1979 to 83. Gross deformity rate was 3.73 percent only. The majority of cases of deformity were in borderline type of leprosy. The commonest deformity was claw hand. It is discussed that dapsone treatment does not increase the chance of deformity. The rate, however, increased with age.</p>
PY - 1985
SP - 178
EP - 82
T2 - Indian journal of leprosy
TI - Deformities in leprosy patients attending urban leprosy clinic at Varanasi.
VL - 57
SN - 0254-9395
ER -