title: [Leprosy - An overview from a pediatric perspective].
abstract: Worldwide tourism is an increasing industry. One result of this phenomenon is the occurrence of imported infectious diseases, as recently observed even in Germany. Leprosy ranks high among dreaded infectious diseases from tropical and subtropical countries. It remains a major health threat despite marked improvements in diagnosis and therapy. This was achieved by a better understanding of bacteriological and immunological mechanisms over the past decades, resulting in a decline of Leprosy's incidence.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Pädiatrische Pneumologie und Immunologie, Charité/Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Magdorf
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harms
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Höger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rank
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014195:Travel; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents