Disability among leprosy patients in the lustrum 2016-2020: Retrospective study from a tertiary care centre in Southern Kerala

Conclusion: Being male, being older than 45, having multibacillary leprosy, having pure neurotic leprosy, and having a thicker nerve trunk predicted G2D. Training primary care health workers in recognising the subtle early symptoms and raising community awareness are the need of the hour. Frequent leprosy case detection programmes should be held to identify undiagnosed cases.
Source: Indian Journal of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Source Type: research