Acute Communicable Disease Control

County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Health
Acute Communicable Disease Control
313 N. Figueroa Street, #212
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 240-7941
Fax: (213) 482-4856
Email:acdc2@ph.lacounty.gov

Hansen Disease (Leprosy)

This chronic infectious disease usually affects the skin and peripheral nerves but has a wide range of possible clinical manifestations. Patients are classified as having paucibacillary or multibacillary Hansen's disease. Paucibacillary Hansen's disease is milder and characterized by one or more hypopigmented skin macules. Multibacillary Hansen's disease is associated with symmetric skin lesions, nodules, plaques, thickened dermis, and frequent involvement of the nasal mucosa resulting in nasal congestion and epistaxis.

• ACDC: A Manual of Departmental Rules, Regulations and Control Procedures 
• LAC Report Form: Hansen Disease (Leprosy) 
  • LAC: ACDC's Epidemiologic Case History Forms Web Page
  • LAC: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases (2010-2015) 
  • LAC: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases (2004-2009) 
  • LAC: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases (1998-2003) 

• CDC: Technical Information
• CDC: Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response