01047nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001200065653003300077653003000110653001100140653001100151653002500162653000900187653001600196653001500212653001300227100001600240245007600256300001000332490000700342050003200349520037400381022001400755       1988                            d  c1988 Apr10aAdult10aDapsone10aDrug Administration Schedule10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aFemale10aHumans10aLeprosy, Tuberculoid10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aRecurrence10aRifampin1 aPavithran K00aRelapse of paucibacillary leprosy after short course multidrug therapy.  a225-90 v60  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Among 25 patients who had short-course multidrug therapy as recommended by the WHO for paucibacillary leprosy, 3 were observed to develop relapse of their disease 8 to 12 months after completion of treatment. These three cases of relapse are reported in detail. The duration of chemotherapy recommended by the WHO in paucibacillary cases appears to be too short.</p>  a0254-9395