The Clinical Profile of Leprosy Patients Attending- A Tertiary Care Centre
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: India contributes to more than 60% of leprosy case burden in the world. Objective: To study the clinical profile of leprosy cases who attended the Dermatology outpatient department of a tertiary care unit during a period of one year, to document the diagnostic delay in individual case and to determine the role of rehabilitation age, sex and initial symptom as risk factors for diagnostic delay by analysing data from previous case records. Methods: Retrospective study Sample-Size-53 patients with diagnosed leprosey Results: Among the 53 leprosy patients male to female ratio was 1.8:1. A diagnostic delay of more than one year was noted in 18 patients (34%). Age, sex and initial symptom were not found to be statistically significant risk factors for diagnostic delay. Conclusion: Diagnostic delay of more than one year in one third of cases highlights the need to increase the efficacy of existing system to detect disease early. Limitations: Small sample size and retrospective study
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Dr Swapna Dominic
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