Four hundred and sixty-seven male patients with leprosy were screened for genital
involvement. Genital lesions were observed in 6.6% of all male cases of leprosy. They were
seen most frequently in lepromatous leprosy (25.8%), followed by borderline lepromatous
(13.3%) and borderline tuberculoid (1. 4%) leprosy. Although involvement of the male
genitalia, particularly of the gonads, is well known in leprosy, lesions of leprosy are not
commonly found on the genital skin and there have been only a few reports of such …

Abstract 467 male leprosy patients attending a leprosy clinic in Chandigarh, India between
March 1993 and July 1999 were screened for genital involvement. Genital lesions were
observed in 6.6% of all male cases of leprosy. They were seen most frequently in
lepromatous leprosy (25.8%), followed by borderline lepromatous (13.3%) and borderline
tuberculoid (1.4%) leprosy.