01266nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001000084653001200094653001100106653001100117653001300128653001200141653000900153653002100162653001500183653000900198100001600207700001400223700001600237245005800253300001000311490000700321050003200328520057800360022001400938       1985                            d  c1985 Apr-Jun10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aDapsone10aFemale10aHumans10aLepromin10aleprosy10aMale10aPatient Dropouts10aRecurrence10aRisk1 aJesudasan K1 aBradley D1 aChristian M00aAre defaulters with paucibacillary leprosy a problem?  a354-90 v57  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>This study examined the risk of relapse in 421 paucibacillary patients who had defaulted after varying periods of dapsone monotherapy; short of the recommended course. The 421 patients contributed a total of 2,162 person years of risk; 10 patients relapsed, giving a relapse rate of 4.6 per 1000 persons years of risk, or a crude relapse rate (RR) of 2.4%. This paper discusses the issue of defaulters with paucibacillary leprosy and the findings of the study suggest that defaulters with paucibacillary leprosy are not a serious problem in terms of leprosy control.</p>  a0254-9395