01851nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001000080653003000090653001100120653003100131653003100162653001100193653001200204653000900216653001600225653001200241653001400253653001400267100001400281245008300295856005900378300001000437490000700447050003200454520102500486022001401511       1990                            d  c1990 Jun10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aEye Infections, Bacterial10aFemale10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNigeria10aSelf care10aSensation1 aIyere B B00aLeprosy deformities: experience in Molai Leprosy Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1990/v61n2/pdf/v61n2a08.pdf  a171-90 v61  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A total of 410 patients (288 males, 122 females) aged between 9 and 60 years with an average age of 32.5 years were assessed for deformities of the eyes, hands and feet. The objectives were to find out the number and types of leprosy deformities in the leprosy population of the hospital, the proportion of those deformed among them and to establish the deformity baseline for the hospital. The study lasted 1 year, 38.78% (26.59% males, 12.20% females) of those investigated had one or more deformities. Apart from plantar and palmar insensitivity which accounted for 17.91% and 17.24% of all deformities, the most frequent deformities were mobile claw hand 12.94%, plantar ulcers 10.78% and palmar ulcers 5.97% respectively. With the exception of eye deformities, males accounted for a higher proportion of all deformities. Hand deformities were the most frequent of the three parts of the body studied. The patients' problems were highlighted and the need for adequate management and self-care were emphasized.</p>  a0305-7518