Diagnostic delay in leprosy can have serious neuro- logical consequences for the patients. We studied the presentation of leprosy patients, focusing on delays in diagnosis, in a retrospective case-note review of 28 patients referred to The Hospital for Tropical Diseases during 1995-1998. The median Ages at onset of symptoms and at diagnosis Were 25.1 years (range 9-77.7) and 30.1 years (range 9-78.3), respectively.
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