TY - JOUR KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Child KW - Child, Preschool KW - Humans KW - Infant KW - Infant, Newborn KW - leprosy KW - Middle Aged KW - Remission, Spontaneous KW - Time Factors AU - EKAMBARAM V AU - Sithambaram M AB -

A study to assess the evolution of the disease in non-lepromatous group, who have taken no treatment in a six year period 1970-1975, was undertaken. Among the 714 patients who did not take treatment, only 432 cases (60.5%) could be examined. The majority of these patients (425) had single lesions. The study revealed that nearly 74% of these "N" patients became self-healed.

BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/592741?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1977 Jul IS - 3 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -

A study to assess the evolution of the disease in non-lepromatous group, who have taken no treatment in a six year period 1970-1975, was undertaken. Among the 714 patients who did not take treatment, only 432 cases (60.5%) could be examined. The majority of these patients (425) had single lesions. The study revealed that nearly 74% of these "N" patients became self-healed.

PY - 1977 SP - 387 EP - 92 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Self-healing in non-lepromatous leprosy in the area of the ELEP Leprosy Control Project Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu). VL - 49 SN - 0024-1024 ER -