title: Applicability of Ridley-Jopling scale in clinical practice.
abstract: 27 cases (90%) out of 30 cases studied could be graded clinically exact points of the scale. Out of the rest of 3 cases (10%); 2 cases (6.6%) required in between points of the scale. 20 cases (66.66%) out of the 30 cases studied histologically could be graded at exact points of the scale. 3 cases (10%) required further histological subgrading. Final clinico-histopathological clubbing was possible in 66.66% of cases. Disparity was observed at BT and BL points and cent percent parity was obtained at polar ends. Patients presenting with macular or early infiltrative lesions at BT and BL points showed an indeterminate histology.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology