ABSTRACT
Unusual presentation of a BT leprosy patient with multiple nerve abscess and an approach to diagnosis and management of the problem have been described. The article will refamiliarize the reader with unusual nature of presentation, diagnosis and management of nerve abscess associated with leprosy.
Subject(s)
Abscess/etiology , Adult , Arm , Humans , Leprosy/complications , Male , Neuritis/etiology , Skin Ulcer/etiologyABSTRACT
Twenty freshly diagnosed, previously untreated, adult male patients with paucibacillary leprosy were treated with Multi drug therapy (MDT) according to WHO regimen (1982). The patients remained in the hospital throughout the course of the study. At the end of six months treatment, they were evaluated clinicobacteriologically and histologically for evidence of the disease activity. Active disease was present in 55% of the patients at the end of six months treatment. DDS had to be discontinued in one patient who developed hepatitis.
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Adult , Biopsy , Clofazimine/therapeutic use , Dapsone/therapeutic use , Drug Therapy, Combination , Humans , Leprosy/drug therapy , Male , Rifampin/therapeutic use , Skin/pathology , Time FactorsABSTRACT
O exame de contatos intrafamiliares entre parentes de 1o. grau de 400 pacientes de hanseniase revelou 101 casos adicionais.Sao analisados os modelos de distribuicao dos tipos de hanseniase observados nos contatos em relacao aqueles encontrados nos casos "index". Fez-se uma tentativa para avaliar os fatores geneticos na determinacao dos tipos de hanseniase em um paciente