@article{102120,
  keywords = {Incidence, Clinical, Leprosy centers},
  author = {Jaikishan  and Gemnani V and Abro K and Parkash O and Naz L and Kumar A},
  title = { Incidence and Clinical Patterns of Leprosy in Interior Sindh; Retrospective Study},
  abstract = {<p><strong>Objective:&nbsp;</strong>Incidence and Clinical Patterns of Leprosy in Interior Sindh: A Four-Year Retrospective Analysis.</p>

<p><strong>Study design:&nbsp;</strong>A case-control retrospective study.</p>

<p><strong>Place and duration of tudy:&nbsp;</strong>This study examines newly diagnosed leprosy cases in interior Sindh and was conducted at the Pathology Department CMC (SMBBMU), Larkana from August 2023 to July 2024.</p>

<p><strong>Methods:&nbsp;</strong>The study comprised newly diagnosed leprosy patients from 17 designated locations. Cases were people who were diagnosed with leprosy based on clinical signs and laboratory results. All cases' demographic information, such as age, gender, regional distribution, and clinical trends, were obtained. All data was analysed using the SPSS 26 version software.</p>

<p><strong>Results:&nbsp;</strong>A total of 239 new leprosy cases were registered across all leprosy centers in interior Sindh between 2019 and 2022. Male patients accounted for 154 cases (64.43%), outnumbering female patients, who comprised 85 cases (35.56%). The mean age of the patients was 42.44 ± 10.22 years, ranging from 3 to 59 years. Notably, the 15–30- year-old age group was the most affected. During the four-year study period, the most common forms of leprosy observed were borderline tuberculoid (BT) in 92 cases (38.49%), tuberculoid tuberculoid (TT) in 72 cases (30.12%), borderline lepromatous (BL) in 48 cases (20.08%), borderline borderline (BB) in 16 cases (6.69%), and lepromatous lepromatous (LL) in 11 cases (4.6%). Additionally, multibacillary (MB) cases were more prevalent, with 172 cases (71.96%), while paucibacillary (PB) cases accounted for 67 cases (28.03%).</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion:&nbsp;</strong>To eliminate the stigma associated with the illness by educating the public about the fact that it is a bacterial disease that is readily curable.</p>
},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Med Forum},
  volume = {36},
  pages = {6},
  url = {https://medicalforummonthly.com/index.php/mfm/article/download/5200/4675},
  doi = {10.60110/medforum.360109},
  language = {ENG},
}