A life-table approach was employed to estimate expectation of survival of the non-leprous members of a population in which leprosy is endemic. The observed survival of members who developed lepromatous leprosy at different ages was compared with that expected after having attained the age at which onset occurred. Those whose onset occurred at later, as opposed to earlier, ages more frequently lived their expected remaining years of life. Survival was not decreased in those whose onset occurred after age 20. It is hypothesized that those whose onset occurs after maturity are more resistant to complications arising from infection with M. leprae which can lead prematurely to death.
BT - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/565753?dopt=Abstract DA - 1978 Jan-Mar IS - 1 J2 - Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis. LA - eng N2 -A life-table approach was employed to estimate expectation of survival of the non-leprous members of a population in which leprosy is endemic. The observed survival of members who developed lepromatous leprosy at different ages was compared with that expected after having attained the age at which onset occurred. Those whose onset occurred at later, as opposed to earlier, ages more frequently lived their expected remaining years of life. Survival was not decreased in those whose onset occurred after age 20. It is hypothesized that those whose onset occurs after maturity are more resistant to complications arising from infection with M. leprae which can lead prematurely to death.
PY - 1978 SP - 25 EP - 9 T2 - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association TI - The association between age of onset and mortality in lepromatous leprosy. VL - 46 SN - 0148-916X ER -