1Junior Resident, Department of DVL, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chromepet
2Professor, Department of DVL, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chromepet
*Corresponding Author: Dr. T. Shri Sindhuja, Junior Resident, Department of DVL, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chromepet
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
To study the incidence of pure neuritic leprosy among patients attending Leprosy clinic in Department of DVL, SBMCH. Pure neuritichas been recognized as a distinct sub group of leprosy, by Indian Association of Leprologists. It constitutes a good percentage of leprosy cases reported from India, which contributes to more than half of global leprosy numbers.
Unfortunately, a large number of these patients present with Grade 2 disability at the time of initial reporting itself due to the early nerve involvement and late recognition of symptoms.
By definition, a diagnosis of pure neuritic leprosy is made when, skin lesions are absent, presence of nerve thickening and anesthesia along the distribution of the affected nerve, deformity and/or trophic changes.
Leprosy, Pure neuritichas
