Spectrum of leprosy among suspected cases attending a teaching hospital in Western Rajasthan, India

Kalita, Jitu Mani; Nag, Vijaya Lakshmi; Yedale, Kavita

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_77_20

Cited by 4 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 16 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Ages below 20 years was less commonly effected and were AFB negative. Which corroborates with the study of Jindal, Nidhi & Shanker et al and Kalita JM, Nag VL, Yedale K et al 20,21 Regarding clinical presentation Hypopigmented macule were common presentation and AFB positive was most frequent in them which is supported by the work of Moorthy BN, Kumar P et al 22 Roy P, Dhar R, Patro P et.al has reported that multiple well-defined hypopigmented plaques with loss of sensations was more common lesion in his study which partially support our study. 23…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Now WHO has launched "Global Leprosy Strategy 2016-2020: Accelerating towards a leprosy-free world". 3 Bihar is state in India share high number of leprosy cases having prevalence rate of 1.18 (21,353 new cases) in 2017-18. 4,5 After going through various literatures we have found that there are different views among researcher about clinicoepidemiology and microbiological profile of Hansen disease in India.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Clinical and microbiological profile of Hansen’s diseases in a tertiary care centre of southwest Bihar

Kumar¹,

Kumar²

2020

IJCED

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a slowly progressive infection caused by mycobacterium Lepra. It has been reported from Bihar that false positive diagnosis is a major issue and decline in false positive diagnosis is not statistically significant. Present study has been designed primarily to study the clinical presentation and microbiological profile of patients presenting with symptoms of Hansen disease and secondarily to know the smear positivity of patients with clinical manifestation of leprosy. Materials and Methods: After enrolment of patients a detail clinical examination was done and demographic information of patient was recorded on predesigned Performa. After taking consent from enrolled patients slit skin smear was obtained as pre standard protocol. Results: All patients below 20 years of age were slit smear staining smear negative for AFB. In our study 55(38.19%) patients with clinical manifestation were from 31 to 50 years of age among them 18(30 % of total AFB positive) was AFB positive. Among 30 patients with 16 (53.34%) patients have bacteriological index 6+ and 8 patients have bacteriological index 1+. Discussion and Conclusion: From present study we can conclude that there was male predominance and in most of the patients who were smear staining positive have bacteriological index more than 6+. Most common age group presented with clinical symptom and AFB positive were in 3 rd and 4 th decade of life. Hypopigmented macules were common presentation and AFB positive was most frequent in them.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical and microbiological profile of Hansen’s diseases in a tertiary care centre of southwest Bihar

Kumar¹,

Kumar²

2020

IJCED

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Our study was in concordance with other studies. In a study done by Kalita et al [13], males constituted 71.43% and females constituted 28.57%. In a study by Raghavendra et al [14], 78% were males and 22% were females.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 88%

A study on the quality of life of patients with leprosy: A cross-sectional study

Kavana¹,

Manjunath2²

2023

Our Dermatol Online

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. If not detected early and treated adequately, it leads to disabilities and deformities, in turn leading to social stigma and discrimination. Hence, leprosy has an impact on the Quality of Life (QoL) of the affected. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted at the Dermatology Department and Leprosorium Hospital. A total of 164 leprosy patients were assessed for QoL with the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire. Results: Among the total of 164 patients, leprosy had no effect on the QoL of 14 (8.54%) patients, a small effect on the QoL of 34 (20.73%) patients, a moderate effect on the QoL of 47 (28.66%) patients, a large effect on the QoL of 64 (39.02%) patients, and an extremely large effect on the QoL of 5 (3.05%) patients. Among the demographic variables, age, occupation, and socioeconomic status had an impact on the QoL of patients with leprosy. Conclusion: Leprosy is an ancient disease and continues to be the most feared due to deformities and the social stigma associated with it. The clinical spectrum, reactions, deformities, and disability have a profound impact on the QoL of patients with leprosy. Key words: Leprosy; DLQI questionnaire; Quality of life

show abstract

“…Leprosy is classified according to Ridley Jopling into five categories: Lepromatous leprosy (LL), borderline lepromatous (BL), mid-borderline (MB), borderline tuberculoid (BT), and borderline lepromatous (BL). 5 The most popular classification scheme was the Ridley Jopling system. The clinical and immunological status of the patient served as the foundation for this approach.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A retrospective clinico epidemiological study of leprosy cases treated at tertiary care hospital Tirupur

Bharathi,

Balakrishnan,

Sengodan

et al. 2024

IJCED

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Leprosy is a chronic communicable disease caused by Mycobacterium Leprae. The disease mainly affects the skin, peripheral nerves, mucosal surfaces of the upper respiratory tract, and eyes. Aim is to describe the clinical-epidemiological profile, and type of MDT given for leprosy cases treated at tertiary care hospital Tirupur. A Retrospective study was done by obtaining records of all leprosy patients from the OP Leprosy registration card for a duration of one year from April 2021 – March 2022 were included in the study. The details of patients such as clinical and epidemiological profile were noted and descriptive analysis was done. During the study period, 35 cases of leprosy were included in the study. Majority of the cases were in age group 18 – 45 years. Male female sex ratio was found to be 2.5:1 and no childhood leprosy was recorded. Lepromatous leprosy was the most common type noted in this study. MB MDT was given in most patients. Grade 1 disability was recorded highly than grade 2. Type 1 reaction was found to be more and majority of the cases were noted in local group compared to migratory group. The present study provides an insight into the disease burden as well as the effectiveness of the health-related services at a tertiary care hospital, Tirupur. The study also highlights the early diagnosis and management of leprosy and the importance of the surveillance activity, thereby minimizing the risks of leprosy in Tirupur.

show abstract

Spectrum of leprosy among suspected cases attending a teaching hospital in Western Rajasthan, India

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Clinical and microbiological profile of Hansen’s diseases in a tertiary care centre of southwest Bihar

Clinical and microbiological profile of Hansen’s diseases in a tertiary care centre of southwest Bihar

A study on the quality of life of patients with leprosy: A cross-sectional study

A retrospective clinico epidemiological study of leprosy cases treated at tertiary care hospital Tirupur

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About