Background: Despite achievement of elimination status of leprosy in India in 2000, it continues to harbour more than two-thirds of the world’s leprosy population. Certain states and union territories continue to report high prevalence of the disease. The current study provides an insight into the current disease trends in a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi, India.
BT - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology DO - 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.04.027 IS - 6 J2 - J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. LA - eng N2 -Background: Despite achievement of elimination status of leprosy in India in 2000, it continues to harbour more than two-thirds of the world’s leprosy population. Certain states and union territories continue to report high prevalence of the disease. The current study provides an insight into the current disease trends in a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi, India.
PY - 2017 EP - AB2 T2 - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology TI - A 10-year retrospective analysis of leprosy cases in a hospital setup in India: Scenario in post MDT era VL - 76 SN - 01909622 ER -