Risk factors of testicular dysfunction in multibacillary leprosy

Quyum, Farhana; Hasan, Mashfiqul; Atiqur-Rahman, Mohammad

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“…Risk factors for testicular dysfunction in MB leprosy include positive bacillary index, disability and low TV and longer disease duration. [ 17 ] Our study agrees with this showing a significant correlation between BI and FSH, uninitiated MB-MDT and testosterone. Overall positive findings were found to be clustered towards the lepromatous pole [Figure 5 - 7 ].…”

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Evaluation of Clinical, Hormonal and Ultrasound Parameters of Male Reproductive System in Leprosy: A Cross-Sectional Study

Hegde,

Kanathur,

Shanmukhappa

et al. 2023

Indian Journal of Dermatology

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Background and Objectives: Testicular involvement in leprosy is neglected as it is insidious and silent, although it can have an impact on quality of life. Our study aimed at evaluating and estimating the frequency of the hormonal, radiological and clinical parameters in these patients. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted including 31 male leprosy patients attending our OPD. After detailed clinical assessment, patients were subjected to ultrasonological with Doppler examination of the scrotum and hormonal evaluation by ELISA technique for serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinising hormone (LH) and total testosterone. Results: Thirty-one patients were included with ages ranging from 19 to 54 with a mean of 34 years. Decreased libido (19.3%) was significantly observed in the abnormal FSH (P < 0.01) and testosterone (P < 0.01) groups. The majority of the clinical findings such as erectile dysfunction, infertility and altered pubic hair pattern were seen in the lepromatous spectrum. Six (19.6%) patients had increased LH and FSH. Twenty-three (74%) had testicular atrophy (<12 ml) as assessed by USG. There was a significant association between the bilateral decreased testicular volumes (TVs) and FSH (P = 0.016 on the left and P < 0.01 on the right). Four of 31 patients had altered testicular echo texture of which two belong to the BL spectrum. The increase in the resistive index (RI) corresponded significantly to the decreased TV (P < 0.01) albeit on the left side only. Conclusion: A sizeable proportion (74%) of the study sample had testicular atrophy. The significant association between increased RI and testicular atrophy, especially in patients with infertility, emphasises the ancillary role of Doppler indices in methodical diagnosis. Risk factors noted in the study include increased bacillary index, delayed initiation of treatment and recurrent ENL. Early detection, early initiation of MDT and specific therapies such as testosterone replacement can help improve the quality of life.

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“…Across the spectrum, 50% of lepromatous and 35% of BT patients had decreased testosterone values [ Table 1 ]. The hypoandrogenism noted in other studies ranged from 16 to 40%[ 17 18 ]. There was a significant correlation between serum FSH and LH, and they inversely corresponded to the testosterone values.…”

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confidence: 97%