The feasibility and effects of a 3-year treatment using rifampicin(RFP),clofazimine(B663)and dapsone(DDS)in multibacillary leprosy patients in Yangzhou Prefecture and DongtaiCounty(1983-1986)are reported.Among 591 act...The feasibility and effects of a 3-year treatment using rifampicin(RFP),clofazimine(B663)and dapsone(DDS)in multibacillary leprosy patients in Yangzhou Prefecture and DongtaiCounty(1983-1986)are reported.Among 591 active multibaeillary leprosy patients in thetwo areas,569 (96.30%)were treated with this regimen.of 303 cases available for analysis,196(64.7%)cases showed negative skin smears and clinical inactivity.The rest showeddifferent degrees of improvement.The average reduction of BI was 0.78.The intensityand frequency of ENL and neuritis decreased markedly with treatment.The main side-effects were pigmentation and ichthyosiform changes of the skin,but these did not influencetreatment.展开更多
文摘The feasibility and effects of a 3-year treatment using rifampicin(RFP),clofazimine(B663)and dapsone(DDS)in multibacillary leprosy patients in Yangzhou Prefecture and DongtaiCounty(1983-1986)are reported.Among 591 active multibaeillary leprosy patients in thetwo areas,569 (96.30%)were treated with this regimen.of 303 cases available for analysis,196(64.7%)cases showed negative skin smears and clinical inactivity.The rest showeddifferent degrees of improvement.The average reduction of BI was 0.78.The intensityand frequency of ENL and neuritis decreased markedly with treatment.The main side-effects were pigmentation and ichthyosiform changes of the skin,but these did not influencetreatment.
