Abstract:During a period of eight years, 132 new leprosy cases were detected in children ages 3 to 19 years. Borderline tuberculoid leprosy was present in 59, tuberculoid in 7.6, and indeterminate type in 3.8 patients. Single skin lesions were seen in a significant number (43.9) of patients. Bacillus‐positive disease was detected more often (17.4) than in adults. A high frequency (66.6) of nerve involvement was also detected. Deformities were uncommon. Males were more often affected than females, especially in the ages 10 to 14 and 15 to 19 years. A history of contact was available in only 19.7 patients, and the contact was intrafamilial in 84.6
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