A survey of leprosy deformities in a closed community.
Out of 1011 leprosy patients, 200 (20%) cases with permanent deformities were found in the Leprosy Control Unit, Raxaul (East Champaran), Bihar. The statistical data of selected patients and the types of various deformities are presented. The prevalence rate and incidence pattern of deformities reported by other workers are compared.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*