01360nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002300065653001100088653001100099653001200110653000900122653001900131653001600150653001400166653001300180653000900193100001400202700001600216700001400232245005300246300001000299490000800309520073900317022001401056       1982                            d  c1982 Dec10aAdult10aAsia, Southeastern10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMass Screening10aMiddle Aged10aMinnesota10aRefugees10aSkin1 aYounger B1 aMichaud R M1 aFischer M00aLeprosy. Our Southeast Asian refugee experience.  a981-40 v1183 a<p>In the past two years, we have diagnosed four cases of leprosy at the St Paul-Ramsey Hospital Dermatology Clinic. This is a markedly increased incidence for the state of Minnesota. All of these cases have been found among recently arrived Southeast Asian refugees not noted to have their disease by previous screening examinations. The purpose of this study is to report these four cases (two tuberculoid, one lepromatous, and one borderline leprosy) and to review the Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement Program, focusing on medical screening programs. We recommend refugee health education, health personnel training, and refugee medical screening centers as ways to detect leprosy among refugees entering the United States.</p>  a0003-987X