01365nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001200059653001100071653001100082653001000093653001900103653001200122653000900134653001600143653003100159100001100190700001100201245010000212300001000312490000700322050003200329520072400361022001401085       1994                            d  c1994 Apr-Jun10aDapsone10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aLeper Colonies10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aRehabilitation, Vocational1 aKaur S1 aDhar S00aSome observations on patients from two leprosy colonies in north India attending a city clinic.  a173-80 v66  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Fifty-eight patients (26 males - mean age 52.5 years, 32 females - mean age 58.5 years) from two different leprosy colonies (Ambala and Jagadhari) were studied. Maximum number of the patients (48.4%) belonged to Uttar Pradesh. The clinical diagnosis was LLp:41(70.7%), LLs:14(24.2%), LL-burnt-out, BB-BL and BT: one each (1.7%). Mean duration of disabilities/deformities in these patients was 21.5 years. A peculiar myokymic movement of periorbital muscles was observed in 20 patients (34.5%). While dapsone monotherapy was continued in 55 patients, MDT (WHO-multibacillary regimen) was started in three patients. Vocational advice was given to 23 patients; and 35 (60.4%) patients were declared as "destitutes".</p>  a0254-9395