Abstract:Background:
Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease mainly affecting the peripheral nerves and skin. Any communities including the tribals are susceptible to leprosy. Very few studies on clinico-epidemiological patterns of leprosy have been reported in the tribal population, especially in the Choto Nagpur plateau.
Aims:
To observe clinical types of newly diagnosed leprosy cases among the tribal population and demonstrate bacteriological index, freque… Show more
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