Epidemiology of leprosy in Iran.
A total of 907 cases of leprosy from two sources, records from Baba-Baghi Leprosarium (709 cases) and Ahar case finding survey (198 cases), have been studied. The main characteristics of the cases are: a) about 50% of all cases are lepromatous leprosy; b) the leprosarium cases are about 2.5 years younger; c) about 70% of all cases are male; and d) the incidence of leprosy shows a steady increase up to 25-30 years of age and levels off thereafter. These and other findings are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male