Table 1.

Details of leprosy in children and elderly at the time of initial diagnosis

	Leprosy in children (Patient <15 years of age)	Leprosy in elderly (Patient >45 years of age)
No of patients	18 (11.4%)	34 (21.6%)
Clinical type of leprosy	TT: 2, BT: 12, BL: 3, LL: 1	TT: 2, BT: 20, BL: 5, LL: 7
WHO PB (<5 lesions) and MB (>5 skin lesions) type	PB: 11 patients, MB: 7 patients	PB: 18 patients, MB: 16 patients
Number of skin lesions	SSL in 7, 2-5 in 4, 6-10 in 3, 11-30 in 3 and >30 in 1 patient.	SSL: 10, 2-5 in 8, 6-10 in 1, 11-30 in 7, 31-50 in 1, >50 in 7
Skin smear	AFB+ve in 2 patients (BI 1+in both pts)	AFB+ve in 11 patients (BI: 1+in 4, 2+in 3, 3+in 1, 4+in 3 pts).
Reactions	T1R: In 1 patient. T2R: Nil	T1R: In 5 patients. T2R: Nil
Histopathology	IL in 3, TT in 1, BT in 9, BL in 3, LL in 1, non-specific in 1 patient	BT in 17, BL in 7, LL in 6 and Non-Specific in 4 patients
Clinico- histopathological concordance	Concordance noted in 12 patients (66.6%).	Concordance noted in 22 (65%) patients
Disability at the time of diagnosis	G2D in: 2 patients (11%)	G2D in: 4 patients (11.7%)

TT: Tuberculoid leprosy, BT: Borderline tuberculoid leprosy, BL: Borderline lepromatous leprosy, LL: Lepromatous leprosy, IL: Indeterminate leprosy, T1R: Type 1 reaction, T2R: Type 2 reaction, G2D: Grade 2 disability, AFB: Acid fast bacilli, BI: Bacillary index