Evaluation of antileprotic drugs in the treatment of rhinoscleroma

ABSTRACT

This study has been conducted on 30 patients suffering from rhinoscleroma. All patients have been given antileprotic drugs [dapson 100 mg every day and lamprene 100 mg every other day] for 3 months to estimate the effect of these drugs on this resistant disease. Histopathological examination of biopsy specimens taken before and after the treatment period was done to confirm the clinical results. Antileprotics showed very encouraging results in the treatment of rhinoscleroma where 26 out of 30 patients [86.67%] showed both clinical and histopathological improvement after treatment with antileprotic drugs for 3 months