AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY OF DEFORMITIES AND DISABILITIES AMONG 14,257 CASES OF LEPROSY IN 11 COUNTIES

Authors
ZHANG GC LI WZ YAN LB YANG ZM CHEN XS ZHENG TS YE GY
Citation
Gc. Zhang et al., AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY OF DEFORMITIES AND DISABILITIES AMONG 14,257 CASES OF LEPROSY IN 11 COUNTIES, Leprosy review, 64(2), 1993, pp. 143-149
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Tropical Medicine",Pathology,"Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Leprosy review → ACNP
ISSN journal
03057518
Volume
64
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
143 - 149
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-7518(1993)64:2<143:AESODA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This study was planned and conducted in Yang Zhou Prefecture, covering 11 counties that were formerly areas with a high prevalence of lepros y. Out of 14,257 leprosy patients, 8122 (56.97%) cases with deformitie s and disabilities were found. The disability rate is much higher in p atients with MB leprosy (81.15%) than in PB leprosy (53.04%). The stat istical data and the type of deformities and disabilities are presente d. The influences of various host factors and disease factor which cau se disability and deformity are discussed.