01091nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260002700042653001400069653001900083653001200102100001300114700001500127700001700142700001400159700001500173700001500188245006300203300001200266490000600278520056300284022001400847       2012                            d  c07/2012bDr. RK Sharma10adiagnosis10aHistopathology10aleprosy1 aGadigi S1 aGadigi C S1 aVijayanath V1 aPatil V M1 aSurpur R R1 aAnitha M R00aClinco Pathological Study of Leprosy in Northern Karnataka  a165–80 v33 aLeprosy continues to be a public health problem in India. Cases were selected regardless of their age, sex, religion, occupation and socio economic status. Pathological examination helps in confirming the clinical diagnosis. Clinically exact typing of leprosy is difficult and even slit-skin smear yields poor results. Majority of the cases were seen in second and third decade. Patients of both sexes were affected and it was more in males than in females. Patients from different religions were affected among these most of them belonged to Hindu religion.  a0976-5506