Relapse, reinfection or inadequate MDT ?
Relapse by all standard definitions is reported in a middle aged woman after PB MDT. Since she belonged to a family of treated leprosy sufferers (husband and his elder brother) and her daughter has now developed infectious type of leprosy, the possibility of reinfection can also not be ruled out.
From Upgraded Urban Leprosy Centre, Civil Hospital, Amritsar-143001, India.
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