TY - JOUR KW - Female KW - Glucocorticoids KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Median Nerve KW - Paralysis KW - Peroneal Nerve KW - Prednisolone KW - Prospective Studies KW - Ulnar nerve AU - Sugumaran D S AB -

One-hundred-forty-nine patients with 272 nerve paralyses, with visible deformity and gross disability, were prospectively followed up with steroid therapy. Out of 151 ulnar paralyses, 101 recovered (67%). Out of 52 median nerve paralyses, 45 recovered (86%); out of 69 foot drops, 54 recovered (78%) for an overall improvement of 73%. Serious side effects were few. Hence, steroid therapy should be widely encouraged for the treatment of early nerve damage to prevent permanent deformity/disability, and vigilance in spotting complications of steroid therapy is emphasized.

BT - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9401486?dopt=Abstract DA - 1997 Sep IS - 3 J2 - Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis. LA - eng N2 -

One-hundred-forty-nine patients with 272 nerve paralyses, with visible deformity and gross disability, were prospectively followed up with steroid therapy. Out of 151 ulnar paralyses, 101 recovered (67%). Out of 52 median nerve paralyses, 45 recovered (86%); out of 69 foot drops, 54 recovered (78%) for an overall improvement of 73%. Serious side effects were few. Hence, steroid therapy should be widely encouraged for the treatment of early nerve damage to prevent permanent deformity/disability, and vigilance in spotting complications of steroid therapy is emphasized.

PY - 1997 SP - 337 EP - 44 T2 - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association TI - Steroid therapy for paralytic deformities in leprosy. UR - http://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v65n3a04.pdf VL - 65 SN - 0148-916X ER -