@article{6855,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, India, Infant, leprosy, Male, Pregnancy, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors, Urban Health},
  author = {Saha S P and Das K K},
  title = {Study of the characteristics and causes of relapse amongst leprosy cases in an urban area (Calcutta).},
  abstract = {<p>In this retrospective study of the 3737 cases of leprosy released from treatment and followed-up during 1975 to 1990, 63 had relapsed giving an overall relapse rate of 1.69%. The relapse rate was significantly higher in the immunologically unstable N?L (Borderline) cases (2.9%). It was also higher in those who had dapsone monotherapy (1.92%) compared to those who had multidrug therapy (1.01%). The relapse rate was higher in the 10 to 29 years age group and among those who became pregnant suggesting puberty and pregnancy could be risk factors. Males had a significantly higher relapse rate (2.1%) than females (1.1%). 45.2% of relapses in N (Non-lepromatous) cases occurred within 24 months and 71.4% within 36 months of stopping treatment. In those having monotherapy, 57.1% of relapses occurred within 24 months and 76.8% within 36 months. Regularity in treatment did not seem to have much influence on relapse rates.</p>},
  year = {1992},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {64},
  pages = {169-78},
  month = {1992 Apr-Jun},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}