@article{7475,
  keywords = {Humans, Incidence, India, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, Severity of Illness Index},
  author = {Desikan K V and Sudhakar K S and Tulasidas I and Rao RP V},
  title = {Observations on reactions of leprosy in the field.},
  abstract = {<p>In order to assess the incidence of reaction in leprosy, it would be necessary to examine the data from a field control unit. In this study, it was found, at a fully monitored control unit, that Type I reaction occurred in 3.9% of borderline cases and Type II in 23.7% of LL and BL cases. Even so, the load of reaction is not high since reaction of Type I and Type II together are seen only in 3.7% of all types of cases. A majority of them are of mild or moderate degree and could be treated as out-patients. Of the borderline cases, the BB type showed maximum rate of reaction. The BL type can present with both Type I and Type II reactions with a total incidence of 12.8%. While the BT type constituted 74% of total cases, reaction of Type I occurred in 3.1% of cases. Reaction also occurred in 0.8% of RFT cases.</p>},
  year = {2007},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {79},
  pages = {3-9},
  month = {2007 Jan-Mar},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}