01303nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001600059653002800075653001100103653001100114653001000125653001200135653000900147653002600156100001400182700001300196245004500209300001000254490000700264050003200271520073200303022001401035       1987                            d  c1987 Jul-Sep10aAge Factors10aCross-Sectional Studies10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aRetrospective Studies1 aMisra R S1 aRamesh V00aLeprosy in the Union Territory of Delhi.  a293-90 v59  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>One hundred and seventy seven patients of leprosy residing in Delhi comprised 16.4% of the total Urban Leprosy Centre attendance in a three-year retrospective study with a M:F ratio of 3:1. The average age at onset of disease was 28.75% years and childhood leprosy was only 6.78%. The cases of pauci- and multibacillary leprosy were almost evenly distributed. Borderline leprosy (including BT, BB & BL of Ridley-Jopling classification) comprised the largest single group with 51.42%, followed by Lepromatous with 21.47%. In 90% cases the high probability of acquiring infection during period of stay in the city and the involvement of lower age-group are pointers towards the endemic nature of the disease in the region.</p>  a0254-9395