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Leprosy Flashcards

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Causative Agent

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  1. Myobacterium Leprae
  2. Myobacterium Lepromatesis

Gram - (Purple and Red) - Thin Pep

Gram + (Pink) - Thicker Pepticoglycan
Gram - (Purple and Red) - Thin Pep

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Mode of Transmission

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  1. Droplet
  2. Prolong skin to skin contact
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Early Signs and Symptoms

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  1. Change in skin color
  2. Lost of sensation/ Large and thicked peripheral nerve
  3. Lost of sweating
  4. Ulcers that do not heal
  5. Muscle Weakness
  6. Painful and Redened Eyes
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Late Signs and Symptoms

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  1. Madorosis - Loss of eyebrows
  2. Lagopthalmos - inability to close eyelids
  3. Sinking of the nose bridge
  4. Clawing of Fingers and toes
  5. Contructures - hardening & weakenning of the muscle
  6. Enlargement of Breast
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Classification of Leprosy

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  1. Paucibacilliary
    - Tuberculoid
    - Indeterminate
    - Not Infectious
  2. Multibacillary
    - Borderline
    - Lepromatus
    - Highly Infectious
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Incubation

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Paucibacilliary - 1-4 years (8 years)
Multibacilliary - 4-8 years (extended years)

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Lesions

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Paubacilliary - <5 lesions
Multibacilliary - >5 lesions

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Bacilli

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Paubacilliary - Few baccili (6-9 months of treatment)
Multibacilliary - More bacilli (24-30 months of treatment)

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Diagnostic Test

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Slit Skin Smear (Scrape lesion)

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Medical Treatment

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RA 4073 - Domiciliary Treatment of Leprosy

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Treatment for Paucibacilliary (Adult)

Day 1

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Rfampicin 600mg (Once a month)
Dapsone 100 mg (daily)

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Treatment for Paucibacilliary (Adult)

Day 2 - 28

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Dapsone 100mg
6 blister pack to be taken monthly within amaximun peroid of 9 months

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Treatment for Multibacilliary (Adult)

Day 1

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Rifampicin 600mg (once a month)
Dapsone 300 mg (once a month)
Clofamizine 100 mg (daily)

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Treatment for Multibacilliary (Adult)

Day 2 - 28

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Clofazimine 100mg
Dapsone 50 mg
12 blister packs to be taken monthly within maximum peroid of 18 months

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Treatment for Paucibacilliary (Children)

Day 1

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Rifampicin 450 mg
Depsone 50 mg

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Treatment for Paucibacilliary (Children)

Day 2 - 28

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Dapsone 50 mg

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Treatment for Multibacilliary (Children)

Day 1

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Rifampicin 450 mg
Clofazimine 50 mg
Dapsone 150 mg

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Treatment for Multibacilliary (Children)

Day 2 -28

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Clofazimine 50 mg
Dapsone 50 mg (every other day)

19
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Vaccine

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BCG - 0.5 ml
- ID

fever and permanent scar

Dilute of sterile water 2-3 cc in 5 cc syringe
if na open na vaccine throw after 4 hours

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Prevention

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Single dose of Rifampicin given to 2y/o and above

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