- ►nih.gov E Daniel… - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com Results: 278 patients had one or more follow up visits after completion of MDT.
The incidence of lagophthalmos was 0.24%/patient year (95% CI 0.10% to 0.37%);
corneal opacity, 5.35%/patient year (95% CI 4.27% to 6.70%); uveal ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►nih.gov E Daniel… - British Medical Journal, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com Results: 292 (97%) patients had one or more follow up visits. The incidence of
lagophthalmos was 1.2%/patient year (95% CI 0.5% to 2.8%); corneal opacity was
7.4%/patient year (95% CI 5.1% to 10.6%); uveal involvement was ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
[CITATION] Sundarrao. et al Eye disease in multibacillary leprosy patients at the time of their leprosy …
- ►nih.gov [PDF] F Brandt, HM Zhou, ZR Shi, N Rai, L Thuladar … - British Medical Journal, 1990 - bjo.bmj.com Abstract From 43 Nepalese leprosy patients skin smear negative, and treated with
dapsone (diamino diphenyl sulphone), and without any sign of active leprosy or
iritis, specimens from iridectomy during cataract surgery were studied ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - All 8 versions
G Mastrangelo, G Marcer, L Cegolon, A Buja, … - Medical hypotheses, 2008 - Elsevier The basis of World Health Organization strategy for leprosy elimination is that
the only source and reservoir for infection are patients with the disease. It
was assumed that multi drug therapy (MDT) would reduce transmission of ... Related articles - All 35 versions
E Daniel, PSS Sundar Rao… - British Medical Journal, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Methods and patients: Prospective longitudinal cohort study. 301 newly diagnosed
patients with MB leprosy were followed up during the 2 years of treatment with
multidrug therapy (MDT) and for a further 5 years with biannual ocular ... Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
S Lewallen, P Courtright - International Ophthalmology Clinics, 2007 - journals.lww.com On the basis of clinical descriptions, leprosy seems to be one of the oldest
diseases recorded in history. The causative infectious agent was first
recognized in 1873, but rigorous scientific methodology has only been ... Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
E Daniel, S Rao - British Medical Journal, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: Prospective longitudinal cohort study: 212 newly diagnosed lepromatous
patients were followed during the two years of treatment with multidrug therapy
and for a further five years, with biannual ocular examinations. Incidence ... Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►bmj.com E Daniel, GJ Ebenezer, CK Job - British Medical Journal, 1997 - bjo.bmj.com Leprosy is a disease that affects many organs in the body. Mycobacterium leprae
which causes the disease has a preference for certain body sites such as the
skin, the peripheral nerves, and the nasal mucosa. The bacilli can also ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
