01306nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001500067653001000082653000900092653001100101653001100112653002000123653001200143653000900155653001600164653001700180100001100197700001400208700002100222245008700243300001100330490000700341520065400348022001401002       1985                            d  c1985 Sep10aAbscess10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aFemale10aHumans10aKidney Diseases10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aTuberculosis1 aDate A1 aHarihar S1 aJeyavarthini S E00aRenal lesions and other major findings in necropsies of 133 patients with leprosy.  a455-600 v533 a<p>A study of 133 necropsies on leprosy patients showed that renal disease, pyogenic infections, and tuberculosis were the most frequent causes of death. Major kidney lesions encountered included glomerulonephritis of different types, pyemic abscess, acute tubercular necrosis, amyloidosis, and chronic pyelonephritis. In many cases the renal lesions were secondary to infections in other organs. Case control studies are required to determine if the high prevalence of these diseases is related to leprosy, its complications, or its therapy, per se, or if it is a reflection of the disadvantaged and poor socioeconomic status of these patients.</p>  a0148-916X