01188nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002000055653002500075653001100100653001200111653001900123653002700142653004200169100001200211700001100223245004000234856005700274300001100331490000700342520060900349       2013                            d  c2013/1/110aUltrasonography10aProgramme management10aNerves10aleprosy10aDrugs regimens10aColour doppler imaging10aClinical grading of nerve involvement1 aRao P N1 aJain S00aNewer management options in leprosy  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555376/  a6 - 110 v583 a<p>Newer management options are needed for leprosy control even at present, as it is predicted that new cases of leprosy will continue to appear for many more years in future. This article detail newer methods of clinical grading of peripheral nerve involvement (thickening, tenderness and nerve pain which are subjective in nature) and the advances made in the use of Ultrasonography and Colour Doppler as an objective imaging tool for nerves in leprosy. It also briefly discusses the newer drugs and alternative regimens as therapeutic management options which hold promise for leprosy in future.</p>