Health Burden of Hansen's Disease in Central India: A 4-Year Retrospective Study.

Background: Despite the implementation of multidrug therapy by WHO to treat Hansen's disease (HD), new case detection rates are still high indicating active transmission.

Aims And Objectives: To study the clinical profile of HD in central India along with its epidemiological characteristics.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of clinically diagnosed Hansen's patients were recruited retrospectively during January 2015 to December 2018.