TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Age Distribution
KW - Biopsy
KW - Child
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Iran
KW - Leprostatic Agents
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Population Surveillance
KW - Prevalence
KW - Sex Distribution
KW - Skin
KW - Young Adult
AU - Golfurushan F
AU - Sadeghi M
AU - Goldust M
AU - Yosefi N
AB - <p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>To estimate the prevalence of Leprosy in Azerbaijan, Iran.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>A total of 195 new leprosy cases referred to and registered in Bababaghi Center, Azerbaijan, Northwest of Iran from 1994-2009 were studied.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Of the 195 new cases, 131 (67/2%) were males and 64 (32/8%) females. They were born in Azerbaijan with the peak age of the disease at their fourth decade. The most common form of the disease, especially in male patients, was lepromatous leprosy. Skin problems, especially eyebrow hair loss, constituted the most frequent sign of the disease. The most involved nerve was ulnar nerve.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>Although, leprosy is a rare disease in Iran it is still encountered. It is important for the physicians to be aware of its diagnosis when they see a patient with chronic dermatitis and peripheral nerve involvement.</p>
BT - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22204210?dopt=Abstract
C2 - Pakistan
CY - Karachi
DA - 2011 Jun
IS - 6
J2 - J Pak Med Assoc
LA - eng
N2 - <p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>To estimate the prevalence of Leprosy in Azerbaijan, Iran.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>A total of 195 new leprosy cases referred to and registered in Bababaghi Center, Azerbaijan, Northwest of Iran from 1994-2009 were studied.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Of the 195 new cases, 131 (67/2%) were males and 64 (32/8%) females. They were born in Azerbaijan with the peak age of the disease at their fourth decade. The most common form of the disease, especially in male patients, was lepromatous leprosy. Skin problems, especially eyebrow hair loss, constituted the most frequent sign of the disease. The most involved nerve was ulnar nerve.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>Although, leprosy is a rare disease in Iran it is still encountered. It is important for the physicians to be aware of its diagnosis when they see a patient with chronic dermatitis and peripheral nerve involvement.</p>
PB - Pakistan Medical Association
PP - Karachi
PY - 2011
SP - 558
EP - 61
T2 - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
TI - Leprosy in Iran: an analysis of 195 cases from 1994-2009.
UR - http://www.jpma.org.pk/full_article_text.php?article_id=2821
VL - 61
SN - 0030-9982
ER -