Abstract: Objective: To analyze the status of leprosy disabilities in Shaanxi Province from 2012 to 2017. Methods: Dataset of new-onset leprosy patients in Shaanxi Province were collected from leprosy management information system in China (LEPMIS) and analyzed by WPS Office 2007 software. Results: Among the 70 new leprosy patients in Shaanxi Province, the patients with grade 1 disability account for 42.86%, and those with grade 2 disability account for 40.00%. A total of 351 peripheral nerves are damaged, of which 26% are phrenic nerves, 25% are ulnar nerves, 19.00% are common peroneal nerves, 12.00% are median nerve deamage, 12.00% are auricular nerves, 4.00% are facial nerves, and 2.00% are spinal nerve deamage. The grade 2 disability in 17 cases, 13 cases, and 11 cases associated to hand, foot and the eye respectively. Conclusion: The peripheral nerves with severe damage caused by leprosy are tibial nerve, ulnar nerve and common peroneal nerves in turn.

Key words: disability, peripheral nerve, leprosy, new-onset cases