01441nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001100059653001400070653001000084653002300094653001200117653002500129653003000154100001600184700001700200700001600217700001300233245005500246300000800301490000700309050001700316520082800333022001401161       2007                            d  c2007 Jan-Mar10aHumans10aIncidence10aIndia10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10aSeverity of Illness Index1 aDesikan K V1 aSudhakar K S1 aTulasidas I1 aRao RP V00aObservations on reactions of leprosy in the field.  a3-90 v79  aDESIKAN 20073 a<p>In order to assess the incidence of reaction in leprosy, it would be necessary to examine the data from a field control unit. In this study, it was found, at a fully monitored control unit, that Type I reaction occurred in 3.9% of borderline cases and Type II in 23.7% of LL and BL cases. Even so, the load of reaction is not high since reaction of Type I and Type II together are seen only in 3.7% of all types of cases. A majority of them are of mild or moderate degree and could be treated as out-patients. Of the borderline cases, the BB type showed maximum rate of reaction. The BL type can present with both Type I and Type II reactions with a total incidence of 12.8%. While the BT type constituted 74% of total cases, reaction of Type I occurred in 3.1% of cases. Reaction also occurred in 0.8% of RFT cases.</p>  a0254-9395