01756nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001100089653001100100653001000111653001200121653000900133653001600142653002800158100001200186700001400198700001400212700001400226700001500240700001500255245005900270300001000329490000700339050003200346520103800378022001401416       1979                            d  c1979 Jan10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aTuberculosis, Pulmonary1 aNigam P1 aDubey A L1 aDayal S G1 aGoyal B M1 aSaxena H N1 aSamuel K C00aThe association of leprosy and pulmonary tuberculosis.  a65-730 v51  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The association of leprosy with pulmonary tuberculosis was seen in 20 cases during January 1972 to October 1977. Of these 20 cases, 15 were of lepromatous, 3 of dimorphous and 2 of tuberculoid leprosy. Maximum number of cases were from 3rd decade of life with male to female ratio of 3 : 1. Patients were suffering from the disease for a very long time (8 cases of lepromatous leprosy with duration of illness 10-15 years). The symptoms of leprosy seemed to have preceded to the symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis. Duration of tuberculosis in most of them was within 6 months (55%). The predominent presenting symptom was cough with expectoration (100%) and fever (80%). Anaemia (75%) and crepitations (60%) were the presenting physical sign mainly. Radiologically bilateral extensive pulmonary lessons were seen in 14 cases (70%). Sputum for acid fast bacilli was positive in 80% of cases. The general condition and nutritional status was poor and death was resulted in 4 cases (3 of lepromatous and 1 of dimorphous leprosy).</p>  a0024-1024