TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents
KW - Bangladesh
KW - Child
KW - Dapsone
KW - Drug Therapy, Combination
KW - Female
KW - Follow-Up Studies
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Rifampin
AU - Faruque E
AU - Hoque A K
AU - Ahmed J
AU - Ahmed R
AU - Ali A
AB - <p>Two hundred and fifty paucibacillary (PB) leprosy patients were treated with WHO recommended multidrug therapy (MDT) and followed up them for four years. The paucibacillary MDT regimen (PBR) was well accepted and tolerated by the patients. Clinical regression was attained in 60% patients after 6 doses of PBR. Reversal reaction occurred in 14% cases and relapse were found in 1.6% cases 18-24 months after completing the treatment. The incidence of reversal reaction was high in patients with more than 2 thickened nerve trunks associated with more than 5 patches.</p>
BT - Nihon Rai Gakkai zasshi
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7730212?dopt=Abstract
DA - 1994 Nov
IS - 3
J2 - Nihon Rai Gakkai Zasshi
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Two hundred and fifty paucibacillary (PB) leprosy patients were treated with WHO recommended multidrug therapy (MDT) and followed up them for four years. The paucibacillary MDT regimen (PBR) was well accepted and tolerated by the patients. Clinical regression was attained in 60% patients after 6 doses of PBR. Reversal reaction occurred in 14% cases and relapse were found in 1.6% cases 18-24 months after completing the treatment. The incidence of reversal reaction was high in patients with more than 2 thickened nerve trunks associated with more than 5 patches.</p>
PY - 1994
SP - 95
EP - 8
T2 - Nihon Rai Gakkai zasshi
TI - Paucibacillary leprosy patients treated with multidrug therapy four years experience (1988 to 1991) in Bangladesh.
VL - 63
SN - 0386-3980
ER -