@article{14957,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Blindness, Child, Child, Preschool, Ear Deformities, Acquired, Eyebrows, Facial Paralysis, Foot Deformities, Acquired, Hand Deformities, Acquired, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, leprosy, Middle Aged, Nose Deformities, Acquired},
  author = {Hasan S},
  title = {A survey of leprosy deformities among the patients of Hyderabad city.},
  abstract = {<p>Neuropathic deformity is a major problem among the patients of Hyderabad city. Nearly 44.3% of the patients have one or the other kind of deformity of the hand, foot or face. 29.1% of the upper limbs, 30.7% of the lower limbs and 5.2% of the faces were affected. The patients with Lepromatous Leprosy showed greater tendency to deformity (66.4%). Patients with simply anaesthesia in hands and feet formed the majority among the deformity cases, a total of 41.6%. Education of the patients in the hand and foot care is an essential feature of the clinic physiotherapy technician.</p>},
  year = {1977},
  journal = {Leprosy in India},
  volume = {49},
  pages = {393-9},
  month = {1977 Jul},
  issn = {0024-1024},
  language = {eng},
}