Clinico-epidemiological study of leprosy from a North Indian tertiary care hospital

Authors

  • Mohammad Adil Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Syed Suhail Amin Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Mohd Mohtashim Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Sabha Mushtaq Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Mehtab Alam Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Annu Priya Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4529.IntJResDermatol20184234

Keywords:

Leprosy, Hansen’s disease

Abstract

Background: Leprosy was eliminated as a public health problem in India in 2005. Yet, more than 60% of all new cases of leprosy are reported from India.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the records of patients attending the leprosy clinic of the Dermatology Out Patient Department was done for a period of one year from May 2017 to April 2018. The data was analysed for clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the patients.

Results: A total of 225 patients visited the leprosy clinic during the study period. Almost half of all patients (47.1%) were aged between 21-40 years. Among the patients were 32 children (14.2%) below 16 years. There were 60 patients (26.6%) suffering from paucibacillary disease and 158 patients (70.2%) had multibacillary disease. Seven patients (3.2%) presented with other forms of leprosy like historic leprosy and pure neuritic leprosy. Borderline lepromatous leprosy was found to be the commonest subtype seen in 86 patients (38.2%). There were 152 males (67.6%) and 73 females (32.4%). The male female ratio was 2.08:1. A total of 118 patients (52.4%) were from rural background and 107 (47.6%) hailed from urban areas. Multibacillary disease was seen in 83.6% of the total females compared to 63.8% of males.

Conclusions: Leprosy may be down but is not yet out. The high proportion of children diagnosed with leprosy is a warning regarding the active transmission of the disease in the community. Continued efforts are required to prevent the disease from making a resurgence.

Author Biographies

Mohammad Adil, Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor,Department of Dermatology, J. N. Medical College, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Syed Suhail Amin, Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Professor & Chairman, Department of Dermatology, J. N. Medical College, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh, India

Mohd Mohtashim, Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Senior Resident, Department of Dermatology,
J. N. Medical College,
Faculty of Medicine,
Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh, India

Sabha Mushtaq, Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Senior Resident, Department of Dermatology,
J. N. Medical College, 
Faculty of Medicine,
Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh, India

Mehtab Alam, Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology,
J. N. Medical College, 
Faculty of Medicine,
Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh, India

Annu Priya, Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology,
J. N. Medical College, 
Faculty of Medicine,
Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh, India

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