Relapse in Two Couples Among Longterm Smear Negative Leprosy Patients.
- Author:
Sung Hwa KIM
1
;
Su Hee OH
;
Sung Kwan CHOI
;
Young Hun LEE
;
Joon Hyeok YOON
;
Soon Bong SUH
Author Information
1. Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
relapsed leprosy;
couple;
MDT
- MeSH:
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Family Characteristics*;
Humans;
Leprosy*;
Recurrence*;
Spouses
- From:Korean Leprosy Bulletin
1999;32(2):5-14
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
All registered inactive leprosy patients were treated with multidrug regimen since 1985. We experienced two couples of relapsed leprosy patients among them. Three were relapsed as multibacillary type and one paucibacillary type. They were given the regimen regularly but taken irregularly. The spouse cases were relapsed 6months and 4years after index cases relapsed. Three patients were elevated PGL1 ELISA titer after relapse
