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Clinico Pathological Study of Leprosy in Northern Karnataka


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1 Department of Pathology, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Dentistry, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Science, Bellary, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, S.S.Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre Davangere, Karnataka, India
4 Department of Pharmacology, S.S.Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre Davangere, Karnataka, India
5 Department of Microbiology, S.S.Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre Davangere, Karnataka, India
6 Department of Anatomy, S.S.Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre Davangere, Karnataka, India
     

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Leprosy continues to be a public health problem in India. Cases were selected regardless of their age, sex, religion, occupation and socio economic status. Pathological examination helps in confirming the clinical diagnosis. Clinically exact typing of leprosy is difficult and even slit-skin smear yields poor results. Majority of the cases were seen in second and third decade. Patients of both sexes were affected and it was more in males than in females. Patients from different religions were affected among these most of them belonged to Hindu religion.

Keywords

Leprosy, Histopathology, Diagnosis
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Authors

Shadakshari Gadigi
Department of Pathology, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, Karnataka, India
Chetana.S. Gadigi
Department of Dentistry, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Science, Bellary, Karnataka, India
V. Vijayanath
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, S.S.Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre Davangere, Karnataka, India
Venkatesh M. Patil
Department of Pharmacology, S.S.Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre Davangere, Karnataka, India
Rajeshwari R. Surpur
Department of Microbiology, S.S.Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre Davangere, Karnataka, India
M. R. Anitha
Department of Anatomy, S.S.Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre Davangere, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Leprosy continues to be a public health problem in India. Cases were selected regardless of their age, sex, religion, occupation and socio economic status. Pathological examination helps in confirming the clinical diagnosis. Clinically exact typing of leprosy is difficult and even slit-skin smear yields poor results. Majority of the cases were seen in second and third decade. Patients of both sexes were affected and it was more in males than in females. Patients from different religions were affected among these most of them belonged to Hindu religion.

Keywords


Leprosy, Histopathology, Diagnosis

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