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Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine ; (12): 376-377, 2022.
Artículo en Chino | WPRIM | ID: wpr-924177

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ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical characteristics of leprosy-related neuritis with bullous pemphigoid after treatment of paucibacillary leprosy. MethodsThe treatment of leprosy reaction combined with bullous pemphigoid of a cured case of leprosy was analysed. ResultsFive years after standard treatment for leprosy, erythema and vesicles appeared in the limbs without obvious inducement, and the disease became more and more severe. With clinical diagnosis and pathological examination, pemphigoid was confirmed, and the patients were given hormone treatment for leprosy reaction and anti-immunotherapy, as well as symptomatic supportive treatment. ConclusionLeprosy reaction and pemphigoid are both related to immunity, but the occurrence of both at the same time is relatively rare, so in the clinical process we should attach great importance to early detection, early diagnosis and prompt treatment to prevent further harm to the patient.

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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol ; 2015 Jul-Aug; 81(4): 356-362
Artículo en Inglés | IMSEAR | ID: sea-160053

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To study cure rate and relapse rate of standard World Health Organization paucibacillary multidrug therapy (PB-MDT) with monthly rifampicin, ofl oxacin, and minocycline for six months (ROM-6) among paucibacillary leprosy patients. Methods: A total of 268 patients, detected during active search in Agra district during 2001–2004, who had paucibacillary (PB) leprosy having 1–5 skin lesions and/or one nerve thickening/tenderness, were allocated, using random number tables, to two treatment groups; PB-MDT and ROM-6. On the fi rst day of the month, dose of PB-MDT and of the ROM were given under supervision for 6 months. After completion of drug therapy, patients were followed every 6 months for fi rst 5 years and later annually for next 3 years for monitoring disease status, cure rates, reactions and relapses. Chi square test was used to compare relapse rates. Results: The cure rate at 2 years was 99% in ROM-6 and 97.0% in PB-MDT group, of those who completed treatment and the difference was statistically not signifi cant. At 5 years, only 88 patients in PB-MDT group and 90 patients in ROM-6 group could be followed; all were observed to be cured. However, during the period of 5-8 years, 3 of 67 patients in PB-MDT group and 1 of 73 in ROM-6 group were observed to have relapsed. In all, 10 relapses were noted (3 in ROM-6 and 7 in PB-MDT group) giving a relapse rate of 1.10/100 person years in PB-MDT and 0.435/100 person years in ROM groups (P = 0.053; statistically not signifi cant). Of the 10 relapses, 5 occurred within 5 years (3 in PB-MDT group and 2 in ROM-6), 4 during 5–8 years (3 in PB-MDT and 1 in ROM-6), and 1 occurred in MDT group after 8 years. Limitation: A number of patients were lost to follow up after release from treatment and thus actual number of relapses in the study could not be assessed. Additionally, diagnosis was purely clinical and histology could not be done for reasons related to functional diffi culties in the fi eld. Conclusion: The study shows that PB-MDT and ROM-6 have almost similar acceptability, cure rate and relapse rate.


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Niño , Adolescente , Adulto , Quimioterapia Combinada , Femenino , Humanos , India , Lepra Paucibacilar/tratamiento farmacológico , Lepra Paucibacilar/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Minociclina/administración & dosificación , Ofloxacino/administración & dosificación , Rifampin/administración & dosificación , Adulto Joven
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 109(7): 944-947, 11/2014. tab, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-728804

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The diagnosis of single-lesion paucibacillary leprosy remains a challenge. Reviews by expert dermatopathologists and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) results obtained from 66 single-plaque biopsy samples were compared. Histological findings were graded as high (HP), medium (MP) or low (LP) probability of leprosy or other dermatopathy (OD). Mycobacterium leprae-specific genes were detected using qPCR. The biopsies of 47 out of 57 clinically diagnosed patients who received multidrug therapy were classified as HP/MP, eight of which were qPCR negative. In the LP/OD (n = 19), two out of eight untreated patients showed positive qPCR results. In the absence of typical histopathological features, qPCR may be utilised to aid in final patient diagnosis, thus reducing overtreatment and delay in diagnosis.


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Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , ADN Bacteriano/análisis , Lepra Paucibacilar/diagnóstico , Mycobacterium leprae/genética , Piel/patología , Biopsia/clasificación , Técnicas de Apoyo para la Decisión , Lepra Paucibacilar/clasificación , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/métodos , Piel/lesiones , Centros de Atención Terciaria
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 107(supl.1): 74-78, Dec. 2012. tab
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-659744

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This study sought to verify the correlation between leprosy types and the adverse effects of treatment drugs. This quantitative, prospective, nested study was developed at the Dona Libânia Dermatology Centre in Fortaleza, Brazil. Data were collected from November 2007-November 2008. During this period, 818 leprosy patients were diagnosed and began treatment. Forty patients with tuberculoid leprosy (TT) were selected. Twenty patients followed a standard therapy of dapsone and rifampicin and 20 were administered dapsone, rifampicin and clofazimine (U-MDT). Twenty patients with borderline lepromatous (BL) and lepromatous leprosy (LL) were also selected and treated with U-MDT. All of the subjects received six doses. With the exception of haemolytic anaemia, there was a low incidence of adverse effects in all the groups. We did not observe any differences in the incidence of haemolytic anaemia or other side effects across groups of patients with TT, BL or LL treated with U-MDT.


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Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Niño , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Adulto Joven , Leprostáticos/administración & dosificación , Lepra Lepromatosa/tratamiento farmacológico , Lepra Multibacilar/tratamiento farmacológico , Lepra Tuberculoide/tratamiento farmacológico , Clofazimina/administración & dosificación , Clofazimina/efectos adversos , Quimioterapia Combinada , Dapsona/administración & dosificación , Dapsona/efectos adversos , Leprostáticos/efectos adversos , Estudios Prospectivos , Rifampin/administración & dosificación , Rifampin/efectos adversos
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