title: Renal involvement in leprosy.
abstract: Renal involvement was studied in 70 patients with leprosy by urine analysis, detailed biochemical investigations and renal histopathology. Of these 70 patients, 40 had lepromatous and 30 had non-lepromatous leprosy. Creatinine clearance was reduced in 20 patients. Renal biopsies were studied in 50 cases (25 lepromatous, 25 non-lepromatous); of which in 13 cases (10 lepromatous, 3 non-lepromatous) abnormal histopathological lesions were found by light microscopy. Amyloidosis was seen in only one lepromatous patient. No acid-fast bacilli and leproma like lesion were demonstrated in any case.
authors.affiliation: Anasuya Leprosy Hospital, Baroda.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lakhani
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pasle
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000473:pathology*; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000473:pathology; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000473:pathology; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000473:pathology; D009393:Nephritis / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies