[Leprosy control in Guadeloupe (French West Indies). II. Rules of treatment and monitoring in "Grande Terre" district (author's transl)].

Modern treatment of leprosy must take into account the contagiosity of the disease and the risk of inducing the appearance of drug resistant strains. It must be adapted to the estimated charge of bacilli presented by the patient and, in all possible extent, ambulatory. Several therapeutic schemes are proposed. A periodic monitoring of the patient and of its human environment is necessary.