LEPROSY IN QATAR

被引：5

作者：

MAHMOUD, SF ^{[1
]}

AZADEH, B ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] HAMAD MED CORP,DEPT PATHOL & LAB MED,DOHA,QATAR

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY | 1991年 / 30卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb04224.x

中图分类号：

R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];

学科分类号：

100206 ;

摘要：

Clinical and histopathologic features of 104 cases of leprosy diagnosed between 1982 and 1989 in the State of Qatar were studied. There were 88 male (84.6%) and 16 (15.4%) female patients aged 18 to 64 years. Eighty-four of the cases were diagnosed during the initial mandatory medical screening on arrival to Qatar. Almost all (103) were expatriates and only one 50-year-old woman was a Qatari. Indians formed the largest group (60.6%), followed by Bangladeshi (6.7%), Pakistani (5.8%), and others. The majority of cases were classified as lepromatous (43.3%) or tuberculoid (43.3%). Although Qatar is a relatively leprosy-free country, the influx of a large number of workers from developing countries seeking employment forms a potential public health hazard.

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