title: Pattern of leprosy disabilities in Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh).
abstract: Out of 514 leprosy cases studied, 229(44.56%) had disability. Disability was most commonly seen in lepromatous leprosy. There was an increasing trend in disability with increasing age of patient and duration of disease. Disability rate was higher in males as compared to females. Nerve thickening and reactional states were more common in disabled cases. Dapsone treated group showed a disability rate of 63.8% as compared to 30.0% in untreated group. Hand was the most commonly affected site and mobile claw hand was the single most common disability. The overall disability index-D.I. (2) of Bachelli was 1.25 and lepromatous cases had highest D.I. (1.89). Disability index was higher in males and was found to increase with increasing age of patient and duration of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Skin, V.D. and Leprosy, B.R.D. Medical College, Gorakhpur, (U.P.)., India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Girdhar
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Mukhija
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003622:Dapsone / Q000009:adverse effects; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007918:Leprosy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000503:physiopathology; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000503:physiopathology; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003622:Dapsone