title: [A new plan in the campaign against leprosy in Anjouan. Preliminary results].
abstract: Treatment of PB leprosy patients with 10 weekly doses of RMP 600 mg gave a cure rate of 88% or more at 3 years as judged by histopathology. There were no severe neurological complications. The future will show if this regimen also prevents relapses. In MB leprosy a 2 months regimen of daily RMP, ETH, DDS followed by 10 months of daily ETH, DDS with weekly RMP gave excellent clinical and bacteriological results. There were no relapses during 2 and 3 years after the end of therapy among 111 newly diagnosed and previously treated patients (95% confidence interval 3.3%) of whom 67 were new patients (95% confidence interval 5.3%). The hepatotoxicity of this regimen has to be followed closely. The results illustrate the possibility to cure MB leprosy by a treatment of finite duration.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grillone
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Pattyn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005000:Ethionamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007195:Indian Ocean Islands; D007223:Infant; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D003622:Dapsone; D005000:Ethionamide; D012293:Rifampin
vernacular_title: Nouveau plan de lutte contre la lèpre à Anjouan. Premiers résultats.