@article{27248,
  keywords = {leprosy, Hospital},
  author = {Rao KS and Moodalgiri M},
  title = {Leprosy in a tertiary care hospital, Bagalkot, India: Clinical study and a reappraisal in the post-elimination era. },
  abstract = {<p><strong>Background: </strong>Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Leprae. The disease mainly</p>

<p>affects the skin, and peripheral nerves. The prevalence far exceeds the elimination level in many states and</p>

<p>union territories.</p>

<p><strong>Objectives</strong>: 1. To assess the profile of newly detected cases of leprosy.</p>

<p>2. To describe the histopathological profile and complications associated with the cases.</p>

<p><strong>Settings and design</strong>: This was a Prospective study.</p>

<p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The study was carried out for 12 months and it included 45 new cases.</p>

<p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 45 cases were registered during this period, 34 of them being males. Maximum number</p>

<p>of cases belonged to the age group of 20-39 years (46.66\%) and 40-59 years (26.67\%). 7(15.55\%) cases</p>

<p>were between 10-12 years of age. Borderline Tuberculoid (BT) was the commonest clinical type in 21(46.66</p>

<p>\%) patients. Mid borderline (BB) was seen in 3 (6.66\%), borderline lepromatous (BL) in 1(2.22\%) case,</p>

<p>Lepromatous leprosy (LL) in 10 (22.22\%), tuberculoid leprosy in 5 (11.11\%) cases and pure neural leprosy</p>

<p>(PNL) in 3(6.66\%) patients, whereas diagnosis of indeterminate leprosy was made in 2(4.44 \%) cases. Out of</p>

<p>all the 45 cases, 4(8.88\%) patients showed features suggestive of a lepra reaction, 2(2.22\%) of them being</p>

<p>type 1 and 2(2.22\%) showed features of type 2 reaction. 4(8.88\%) patients showed symptoms of neuritis. Slit</p>

<p>skin smear (SSS) was done in all patients, out of which, 11(24.4 \%) patients showed presence of Acid fast</p>

<p>bacilli [AFB] and 3(6.66\%) patients showed Bacillary Index [BI] of 6+.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite the statistical elimination of leprosy in this region, new cases continue to present in</p>

<p>alarming number.</p>

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  year = {2015},
  journal = {Medica Innovatica},
  volume = {4},
  pages = {23-28},
  url = {http://www.medicainnovatica.org/2015-Dec\%20Issue/Med\%20Inn\%20Dec\%202015_6.pdf},
  language = {eng},
}