Nerve function impairment in leprosy reaction
Journal of Medical Research
;
: 73-77, 2008.
Article
in Vietnamese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-723
ABSTRACT
Background:
Nerve damage in leprosy reaction occurs very quickly, that can lead to paralysis for many peripheral nerves within 24 hours.Objective:
To survey nerve function impairment in leprosy reactions. Subjects andmethod:
285 new leprosy patients treated from 1996 to 2000 at 22 districts in Ho Chi Minh city had leprosy reaction and estimated nerve functions. This was retrospective cross-section descriptive study.Results:
This study included 70.2% men, age 15-45 years (71.9%) and most patients were manual laborers. There were 83.5% multibacillary (MB) and 16.5% paucibacillary (PB). 86.3% Reversal Reaction (RR), Erythemal Nodosum Leprosy (ENL) 13% and both 0.7%. 53% of leprosy reaction happened during Multi-Drug Treatment (MDT), at diagnosis 37.5%, before MDT 7.7% and after MDT 1.8%. Nerve function impairment was 38.2% in leprosy reaction; men had impaired nerve function 1.7 times higher than women (p<0.05). Nerve function impairment in RR and ENL as well as MB and PB were the same (p>0.05). MB (42%) has impaired nerve function higher than PB (26.1%) in RR (p<0.05, OR = 2.05).Conclusions:
Leprosy reaction happened to men more frequent than women, essentially in MB and during MDT. One third of cases had nerve function impairment in leprosy reaction and also had a link between sex and nerve function impairment. MB was 2 times the impaired nerve function higher than PB in RR.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Language:
Vietnamese
Journal:
Journal of Medical Research
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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