Clinical and Histopathological response to multidrug therapy in paucibacillary leprosy at the end of 6 Months: A prospective observational study from eastern India

Background: At present, the WHO recommends fixed duration multidrug therapy (FD-MDT) for the treatment of leprosy, in which treatment is provided for a fixed duration regardless of clearance of skin lesions or bacterial status of the patient. There is divided opinion regarding the efficacy of FD-MDT...

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Main Authors: Indrashis Podder, Abanti Saha, Debabrata Bandyopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2018;volume=63;issue=1;spage=47;epage=52;aulast=Podder