00900nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001100067653001300078653001200091653001500103653000900118100001600127700001600143245010500159856004100264300001000305490000700315520033400322022001400656       1985                            d  c1985 Mar10aDapsone10aHumans10aLepromin10aleprosy10aRecurrence10aRisk1 aJesudasan K1 aChristian M00aRisk of paucibacillary leprosy patients released from control relapsing with multibacillary leprosy.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v53n1a03.pdf  a19-210 v533 a<p>We studied 51 paucibacillary patients who had relapsed after cessation of dapsone monotherapy. Among the 51 relapses, the lepromin-negative group had a significantly higher risk of relapsing with multibacillary leprosy compared with the lepromin-positive group of patients. The significance of these findings is discussed.</p>  a0148-916X