Objective: Relapse is not an unusual phenomenon in leprosy, there
are many predisposing factors which may lead to occurrence of relapse; some of
these include the presence of persistent bacilli, drug monotherapy, inadequate
or irregular therapy. Patients usually presents with presence of multiple skin
lesions and/or thickened nerves, reason for early relapse is probably bacillary
persistence due to inadequate treatment and for late relapse due to or
re-infection. The objectives of this study are to assess various clinico-epidemiological
factors associated with the occurrence of relapses in leprosy patients.
Methods: A
hospital record based retrospective follow-up study has been performed and 117
relapse cases of leprosy were included. Leprosy relapse cases presented in the
study hospital were interviewed using a predesigned and pretested preformed.
Each patient was subjected to clinical, bacteriological and disability
assessments for diagnosis of relapse and followed until the completion of multi
drug therapy.
Results: During
a study period, relapse was seen more in male as compared to female. The
duration between cessation of treatment and re-appearance of new lesions varied
from 1 to 33 years. Disability proportion was high among MB patients.
Conclusion: Relapse in leprosy should be thoroughly examined and
looked for drug resistance. J Microbiol
Infect Dis 2018; 8(3):103-107
Drug resistance Disability Leprosy MDT Multibacillary Paucibacillary Relapse
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 15 Eylül 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 08 Sayı: 03 |