TRENDS OF LEPROSY IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN JHARKHAND
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PURE MEDICAL RESEARCH - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and has been known since biblical times. It is still endemic in many regions of the world and a public health problem in India. Early case detection and prompt treatment have been identied as key strategies for effective control and elimination of leprosy disease.This study is aimed at determining the trends of leprosy in a tertiary care centre in Jharkhand. METHODOLOGY: Total number of patients over a period of two years from june 2015 to may 2017 clinically diagnosed as Hansen were calculated out of the total number of patients attending outdoor of Department of Dermatology RIMS, Ranchi. Patients were classied on the basis of clinical signs and symptoms and slit skin smear examination was also carried out. Doubtful cases were conrmed by histopathological examination. Age and sex distribution, occurrence of lepra reaction and its type,associated deformities and some rare presentations of the disease were also noted. CONCLUSION: This article aims to update dermatologist on epidemiological aspects of leprosy in Jharkhand with respect to incidence, sex distribution, age distribution, reactional states and various deformities seen in Leprosy.
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Dr. Pooja choubey, Dr. S. S. Chaudhary
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