Relapse in Two Couples Among Longterm Smear Negative Leprosy Patients / 나학회지
Korean Leprosy Bulletin
;
: 5-14, 1999.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-157483
ABSTRACT
All registered inactive leprosy patients were treated with multidrug regimen since 1985. We experienced two couples of relapsed leprosy patients among them. Three were relapsed as multibacillary type and one paucibacillary type. They were given the regimen regularly but taken irregularly. The spouse cases were relapsed 6months and 4years after index cases relapsed. Three patients were elevated PGL1 ELISA titer after relapse
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Recurrence
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Family Characteristics
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Spouses
/
Leprosy
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Leprosy Bulletin
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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