CLINICO EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HANSENS DISEASE (LEPROSY) IN PATIENTS ATTENDING GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITAL, KADAPA
2019; World Wide Journals; Linguagem: Inglês
10.36106/ijar/0109308
ISSN2249-555X
Autores Tópico(s)Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
ResumoBackground: Leprosy (also known as Hansen's disease) is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium Leprae(M.leprae). Incubation period varies from few months to several years (3 months to 10 years). Mode of transmission is via droplets. The disease mainly affects the skin, peripheral nerves, mucosa of upper respiratory tract. Aims and Objectives: To study clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the leprosy patients attending Government General Hospital, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India. Materials andMethods:Thisis a hospital based prospective study carried out over a period of 1 year,fromMay 2018 toApril 2019. consecutive 167 leprosy patients attended the outpatient department of DVL, Government General Hospital, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India were enrolled in this study.The study populationwas divided into 7 groups.Thisinclude age group oflessthan 10 years:11 to 20 years;21 to 30 years:31 to 40 years:41 to 50 years;51to60years;more than60years.Datawas analyzedtostudyclinical andepidemiological characteristics ofleprosydisease. Results: There were 106 males and 61 females in a total of 167 study population. Atotal of 46(27.55%) were aged between 31 to 40 years. Among 167 patients ,145(86.82%) patients has multibacillary form of leprosy. Pure neuritic leprosy was seen 7(4.19%) patients; histoid leprosy seen in 4(2.39%) patients. Conclusion:Leprosy may be down but is not yet out. Continuous efforts are required to prevent this disease from making a resurgence
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