01599nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001000089653001500099653002100114653001400135653001100149653001100160653001200171653001600183653001600199653000900215100001400224700001400238700001400252700001400266700001300280700001200293245005200305856004100357300001000398490000700408520080800415022001401223       1981                            d  c1981 Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aCreatinine10aErythema Nodosum10aHematuria10aHumans10aKidney10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aProteinuria10aUrea1 aBajaj A K1 aGupta S C1 aSinha S N1 aGovil D C1 aGaur U C1 aKumar R00aRenal functional status in lepromatous leprosy.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v49n1a07.pdf  a37-410 v493 a<p>Renal functional status was evaluated in 122 patients with lepromatous leprosy. Renal functions were found to be markedly impaired in patients with erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) in the active or quiescent phases. Although uncomplicated lepromatous leprosy patients did show significant renal impairment as compared to healthy controls, the degree of impairment was less than that of the reactive cases. Diminished endogenous creatinine clearance and proteinuria were the common abnormalities detected. Serum creatinine was significantly increased only in reactive cases. Blood urea was found to be marginally increased in a few patients although not to a statistically significant degree. Renal involvement did not bear any relation to the duration of illness or to the Bacteriological Index.</p>
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