Current scenario of leprosy at tertiary care level hospital of rural central India

Current scenario of leprosy at tertiary care level hospital of rural central India

[1] In spite of all measures, leprosy is a major public health problem in India, which affects many people every year and significantly high new case detection rate. [3] In our study, we included all confirmed cases of leprosy (by clinical history, cutaneous examination, slit-skin smear and skin bio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology venereology, and leprology, 2009-09, Vol.75 (5), p.520-522
Hauptverfasser: Singh, Adarsh Lata, Vagha, S. J, Agarwal, Amit, Joharapurkar, S. R, Singh, Brij Raj
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Care and treatment
Demographic aspects
Diagnosis
Female
Hospitals, Rural - trends
Humans
India - epidemiology
Leprosy
Leprosy - diagnosis
Leprosy - epidemiology
Male
Methods
Patients
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Prevention
Rural Population - trends
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Zusammenfassung:[1] In spite of all measures, leprosy is a major public health problem in India, which affects many people every year and significantly high new case detection rate. [3] In our study, we included all confirmed cases of leprosy (by clinical history, cutaneous examination, slit-skin smear and skin biopsy), who attended our rural hospital from January 2003 to December 2005.
ISSN:0378-6323
0973-3922
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0378-6323.55409