545例现症麻风的分析

Analysis of 545 Active Cases of Leprosy in Shandong

至1989年底山东省尚有现症麻网668例,对其中545例(81.6％)资料完整者进行分析,发现初发者有376例(69.0％),男女之比为2.48:1,平均发病年龄39.8岁,MB与PB之比为3.32:1;确诊平均病期在一年内者MB29.1％,PB43.7％;MDT疗效明显;MB的BI平均每年下降0.56。复发者169例(31.0％),男女之比为7.1:1;治愈10年以上才复发者占65.1％。

By the end of 1989, there remain only 568 active acs es of leprosy in Shandong province, of which 545 having complete records were analysed. Among them 378 cases, being in 69％, are incipient with a mean age of 39.8 years at onset, and the ratios of MB to PB and male to female are 3.32 to one and 2.48 to one respectively. When diagnosed, the duration of the disease was less than one year in 29.1 of MB and in 43.7％ of PB. MDT was very effective as BI decreased by 0.56 a year on the average. The other 169 cases are relapsed, accounting for 31％ of analysed cases. Among them the ratio of male to female is seven to one while those who have relapsed over ten years after cureed, amount to 65.1 per cent of relapses.