01277nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001000065653002800075653001100103653001100114653001000125653001200135653000900147653001700156100001500173700001200188700001500200245007900215300001000294490000700304520068600311022001400997       1988                            d  c1988 Jun10aAdult10aChild10aCross-Sectional Studies10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aTime Factors1 aSirumban P1 aKumar A1 aNeelan P N00aHealing time in untreated paucibacillary leprosy: a cross-sectional study.  a223-70 v563 a<p>The healing time of leprosy lesions in 117 paucibacillary (PB) cases who took no antileprosy treatment was estimated to be 2.03 +/- 0.10 (mean +/- S.E.) years in a leprosy hyperendemic area. This healing time does not appear to be influenced by epidemiological characteristics of the patients such as age, sex, intrafamilial leprosy contact status, number and site of leprosy lesions, etc. It was also observed that the rate of healing and downgrading among the total untreated cases was 22.4% and 0.57%, respectively, per year. About 39% of the total untreated PB leprosy cases healed within a period of 2 years. The scientific implication of this observation is discussed.</p>  a0148-916X