title: Observations on reactions of leprosy in the field.
abstract: In order to assess the incidence of reaction in leprosy, it would be necessary to examine the data from a field control unit. In this study, it was found, at a fully monitored control unit, that Type I reaction occurred in 3.9% of borderline cases and Type II in 23.7% of LL and BL cases. Even so, the load of reaction is not high since reaction of Type I and Type II together are seen only in 3.7% of all types of cases. A majority of them are of mild or moderate degree and could be treated as out-patients. Of the borderline cases, the BB type showed maximum rate of reaction. The BL type can present with both Type I and Type II reactions with a total incidence of 12.8%. While the BT type constituted 74% of total cases, reaction of Type I occurred in 3.1% of cases. Reaction also occurred in 0.8% of RFT cases.
authors.affiliation: Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation, Ramnagar, Wardha 442 001.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Desikan
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tulasidas
authors.forename: P V Ranganadha
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents