Kaur S, Dhar S
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, PGIMER, Nagar (Mohali), Chandigarh.
Indian J Lepr. 1994 Apr-Jun;66(2):173-8.
Fifty-eight patients (26 males - mean age 52.5 years, 32 females - mean age 58.5 years) from two different leprosy colonies (Ambala and Jagadhari) were studied. Maximum number of the patients (48.4%) belonged to Uttar Pradesh. The clinical diagnosis was LLp:41(70.7%), LLs:14(24.2%), LL-burnt-out, BB-BL and BT: one each (1.7%). Mean duration of disabilities/deformities in these patients was 21.5 years. A peculiar myokymic movement of periorbital muscles was observed in 20 patients (34.5%). While dapsone monotherapy was continued in 55 patients, MDT (WHO-multibacillary regimen) was started in three patients. Vocational advice was given to 23 patients; and 35 (60.4%) patients were declared as "destitutes".
对来自两个不同麻风病聚居地（安巴拉和贾加德里）的58名患者（26名男性，平均年龄52.5岁；32名女性，平均年龄58.5岁）进行了研究。患者人数最多的（48.4%）来自北方邦。临床诊断为：瘤型偏瘤型（LLp）41例（70.7%），瘤型偏结核样型（LLs）14例（24.2%），瘤型治愈型、界线类偏瘤型（BB-BL）和偏结核样型瘤型（BT）各1例（1.7%）。这些患者残疾/畸形的平均持续时间为21.5年。20名患者（34.5%）观察到眶周肌肉有特殊的肌束震颤运动。55名患者继续采用氨苯砜单药治疗，3名患者开始采用MDT（世界卫生组织多菌型治疗方案）。为23名患者提供了职业建议；35名（60.4%）患者被宣布为“贫困人口”。
