Date A, Harihar S, Jeyavarthini S E
Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 1985 Sep;53(3):455-60.
A study of 133 necropsies on leprosy patients showed that renal disease, pyogenic infections, and tuberculosis were the most frequent causes of death. Major kidney lesions encountered included glomerulonephritis of different types, pyemic abscess, acute tubercular necrosis, amyloidosis, and chronic pyelonephritis. In many cases the renal lesions were secondary to infections in other organs. Case control studies are required to determine if the high prevalence of these diseases is related to leprosy, its complications, or its therapy, per se, or if it is a reflection of the disadvantaged and poor socioeconomic status of these patients.
一项对133例麻风病人尸检的研究表明，肾脏疾病、化脓性感染和结核病是最常见的死亡原因。所发现的主要肾脏病变包括不同类型的肾小球肾炎、脓血症性脓肿、急性结核性坏死、淀粉样变性和慢性肾盂肾炎。在许多病例中，肾脏病变是其他器官感染的继发表现。需要进行病例对照研究，以确定这些疾病的高发病率是否与麻风病本身、其并发症或治疗有关，或者是否反映了这些患者处于劣势的社会经济地位低下的状况。
