Profile of Person Affected by Leprosy with Clinical Relapse among in High Endemic State of India

Sunil Vilasrao GİTTE; Chaitanya NİGAM; Ashish B. CHAKRABORTY; Krishnamurty KAMBLE; Mukesh SONİ; Rupam GAHLOT

doi:https://doi.org/10.5799/jmid.458458

Article Details

Profile of Person Affected by Leprosy with Clinical Relapse among in High Endemic State of India

Authors:

Sunil Vilasrao GİTTE | Chaitanya NİGAM | Ashish B. CHAKRABORTY | Krishnamurty KAMBLE | Mukesh SONİ | Rupam GAHLOT

Publisher:

Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği

Journal:

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2018 Vol.08 Issue 03, pp.103-107

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000487385

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2146-9369

pISSN:

2146-3158

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5799/jmid.458458

Abstract:

 


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

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Article Details

Profile of Person Affected by Leprosy with Clinical Relapse among in High Endemic State of India

Authors: Sunil Vilasrao GİTTE | Chaitanya NİGAM | Ashish B. CHAKRABORTY | Krishnamurty KAMBLE | Mukesh SONİ | Rupam GAHLOT

Publisher: Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği

Journal: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2018 Vol.08 Issue 03, pp.103-107

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000487385

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2146-9369

pISSN: 2146-3158

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5799/jmid.458458

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Authors:

Sunil Vilasrao GİTTE | Chaitanya NİGAM | Ashish B. CHAKRABORTY | Krishnamurty KAMBLE | Mukesh SONİ | Rupam GAHLOT

Publisher:

Sağlık Araştırmaları Derneği

Journal:

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2018 Vol.08 Issue 03, pp.103-107

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000487385

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2146-9369

pISSN:

2146-3158

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5799/jmid.458458