A decade has passed since leprosy was eliminated as the public health problem in India. But we have observed an increasing trend of new cases of leprosy more during the past five years. Hence we carried out a study in our Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology where we retrospectively analyzed the data between 2005 and 2015 from our leprosy clinic register to study the spectrum and changing trend of leprosy. In our study out of 292 patients of leprosy we noted an increase in number of Lepromatous leprosy cases, new cases of Histoid Hansen & pure neuritic Hansen after the year 2010. Also there was an increase in incidence of childhood leprosy noted after the year 2010 indicating the requirement of a concerted effort from both the physicians and the National Leprosy Eradication Programme for active surveillance and early detection of new cases. While this data can not be extrapolated to situation in the community but should be considered important for action at community level to increase awareness and strengthening of health care systems.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -A decade has passed since leprosy was eliminated as the public health problem in India. But we have observed an increasing trend of new cases of leprosy more during the past five years. Hence we carried out a study in our Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology where we retrospectively analyzed the data between 2005 and 2015 from our leprosy clinic register to study the spectrum and changing trend of leprosy. In our study out of 292 patients of leprosy we noted an increase in number of Lepromatous leprosy cases, new cases of Histoid Hansen & pure neuritic Hansen after the year 2010. Also there was an increase in incidence of childhood leprosy noted after the year 2010 indicating the requirement of a concerted effort from both the physicians and the National Leprosy Eradication Programme for active surveillance and early detection of new cases. While this data can not be extrapolated to situation in the community but should be considered important for action at community level to increase awareness and strengthening of health care systems.
PY - 2017 SP - 23 EP - 27 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - Changing Trends of Leprosy in Post Elimination Era - A Study from an Endemic Area UR - http://www.ijl.org.in/2017/4%20R%20Murugiyan%20et%20al(23-27).pdf VL - 89 ER -