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Status Of Leprosy Patients After W.H.O. MDT - A Surveillance Study
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vol 46, Iss 1, Pp 30-32 (2001)
- Publication Year :
- 2001
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2001.
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Abstract
- By systematic sampling method from a list of patients, 100 cases who completed 6 months MDT (PB) and under 1 year suvelliance, were included in the study. Fifty-nine percent of PB cases remained active after completion of WHO MDT. Patients with 4 or more than 4 lesions showed more activity. After 1 year of surveillance, 20.3% of active cases remained active. Moreover, 7.3% of inactive cases becomes active during course of 1 year surveillance.
- Subjects :
- Dermatology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00195154 and 19983611
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Dermatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.80c9daf00eef41be90a12420c79426c6
- Document Type :
- article