leprosy

1- world leprosy day - january 28

2- other name of leprosy - HANSEN'S DISEASE

3- treatment of leprosy

a)- tuberculoid leprosy( paucibacillary leprosy )

- ----->WHO regimen 1982------ DAPSONE - 100 mg/day - unsupervised +

RIFAMPICIN - 600 mg/month - supervised

( both for 6 months ) .

------>MORE INTENSIVE REGIMEN --------

DAPSONE - 100 mg/day for 5 years ...

b) lepromatous leprosy ( multibacillary leprosy )

- -----> WHO regimen 1982------

DAPSONE - 100 mg/day +

CLOFAZIMINE - 50 mg/day ( unsupervised )

RIFAMPICIN - 600 mg +

CLOFAZIMINE - 300 mg/month ( monthly supervised )

both for 1 t0 2 years.

------> INTENSIVE REGIMEN -----

RIFAMPIN - 600 mg/day ( for 3 years ) +

DAPSONE - 100 mg/day ( indefinitely ) . -------------------------------------------------------------------

a small beautiful quote from BABA AMTE - JOY IS MORE INFECTIOUS THAN

LEPROSY ........... beautiful isn't it?