01450nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001400089653001000103653002100113653003000134653001300164653002100177653003100198653003100229653001100260653001100271653002000282653001200302653001600314653003100330100001200361245007400373300001000447490000700457050003200464520059000496022001401086       1977                            d  c1977 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aBlindness10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aEar Deformities, Acquired10aEyebrows10aFacial Paralysis10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aNose Deformities, Acquired1 aHasan S00aA survey of leprosy deformities among the patients of Hyderabad city.  a393-90 v49  aInfolep Library - available3 a<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>  a0024-1024