Leprosy Flashcards
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Leprosy
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There are five main principles:
- Stop the infection with multidrug therapy(MDT).
- Treat lepra reactions and reduce the risk of nerve damage.
- Educate the patient to cope with existing nerve damage, in particular anesthesia.
- Treat the complications of nerve damage
- Rehabilitate the patient socially and psychologically.
1. First-line drugs:
- Rifampicin
– Dapsone
- Clofazimine
LEPROSY TREATMENT
• PB leprosy is treated for 6 months.
• MB leprosy is treated for 12 months.
●Paucibacillary
Dapsone
Rifampin
●Multibacillary
Dapsone
Rifampin
Clofazimine
