title: [Leprosy in young children. 2 cases at 3 years of age].
abstract: Two children (age 3 years) presented with leprosy in endemic area: one was type T (tuberculoid paucibacillary); the other was type BL (borderline lepromatous) considering a very fast evolution, and was treated as a multibacillary leprosy. The family of the second child reported that the onset of the disease was consecutive to an insect bite at 5 1/2 months of age. Such observations remind us that leprosy must be suspected or thought about very early since the incubation period is likely to be shorter than previously proclaimed.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: La lèpre chez le jeune enfant. Deux observations à l'âge de 3 ans.