@article{14958, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, leprosy, Middle Aged, Remission, Spontaneous, Time Factors}, author = {EKAMBARAM V and Sithambaram M}, title = {Self-healing in non-lepromatous leprosy in the area of the ELEP Leprosy Control Project Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu).}, abstract = {

A study to assess the evolution of the disease in non-lepromatous group, who have taken no treatment in a six year period 1970-1975, was undertaken. Among the 714 patients who did not take treatment, only 432 cases (60.5%) could be examined. The majority of these patients (425) had single lesions. The study revealed that nearly 74% of these "N" patients became self-healed.

}, year = {1977}, journal = {Leprosy in India}, volume = {49}, pages = {387-92}, month = {1977 Jul}, issn = {0024-1024}, language = {eng}, }