01776nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001100069653001100080653002000091653001200111653000900123653001600132653001600148653001000164100001400174700001400188700001200202700001100214700001400225245005400239300001100293490000700304050003200311520111700343022001401460       1986                            d  c1986 Jul-Sep10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aKidney Diseases10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aProteinuria10aUrine1 aSingh R G1 aKumar N S1 aSingh G1 aKaur P1 aSingh K G00aBedside urinalysis in untreated leprosy patients.  a407-140 v58  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The study included 53 patients of untreated leprosy attending University Hospital, Banaras Hindu University during study period of 1 1/2 years. The various types of leprosy included 9,14,16 and 14 cases of tuberculoid, borderline, lepromatous and leprosy with type II reaction respectively. Majority of the patients were below the age of 49 years with male preponderance. 66.04% of patients came from the rural area. Painful micturation (dysuria) (13.20%) was the commonest urinary complaint recorded on enquiry. Specific gravity of urine did not show any change. Abnormal proteinuria was noted in 16.98%, 11.32%, 7.54% and 3.77% of patients of leprosy with reaction, lepromatous, borderline and tuberculoid group respectively. Significant haematuria, pyuria and epithelial cells were noted in all the groups. Haematuria was recorded in focal segmental Glomerulonephritis (GN), mesangioproliferative and diffuse endocapillary Glomerulonephritis (GN) incidence of which was 7.89%, 7.89% and 5.26% respectively in the biopsy tissue. Significant pyuria was noticed in all the groups except minimal change GN.</p>  a0254-9395