Background: Leprosy has been officially eliminated from India since December, 2005; still,
there are districts and blocks reporting high prevalence indicating ongoing transmission …

This retrospective study was done to determine the epidemiological and clinical profile of
leprosy patients in a tertiary care centre, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal …

Background: Shortened (12 months) multidrug multibacillary regimen (MDT MBR) was
implemented in India in 1998, however there is yet a paucity of crucial data on its long term …

Despite leprosy being an eliminated disease from most of the countries in the world
including India, it continues to remain as a major burden on public health expenditure. The …

Background: Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, infectious in
some cases, and affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin and certain other tissues …

Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Leprae. The
disease mainly affects the skin, and peripheral nerves. The prevalence far exceeds the …

Background: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae
mainly affecting skin, peripheral nerves. Leprosy has been statistically eliminated from India …

Background: Leprosy is a curable disease but, due to the presence of bacilli in the tissues,
altered immune response hypersensitivity reactions may develop, which can increase the …

BACKGROUND Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease with neural, skin and upper airway
mucosal involvement caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The magnitude of deformity in new …

Background: Ayurveda has described dietary regimen as the main cause for every disease.
Nutritional, biochemical and metabolic aspects of diet play a major role in maintaining …