Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: March | Volume: 8 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 28-31
Correlation of Clinico-Histopathological Findings in Leprosy Patients at Tertiary Care Hospital, Bhilai, CG
Bhuvaneshwari Dewangan
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai
ABSTRACT
Background: Leprosy continues to be public health problem in India. In India, Chhattisgarh state is having the highest prevalence rate of 2.33 per 10000 populations presently. Leprosy expresses itself in different clinics - histopathological forms depending on the immune system the host. Objective: To find the strength of the relationship between clinically diagnosed leprosy patients with histopathological findings.
Materials & Methods: This was a prospective study was carried out on 42 new cases of leprosy attending the outpatient department of dermatology and venereology of J. L. N. Hospital and Research Centre Bhilai Steel Plant Bhilai from March 2009 to December 2010 & all the patients were included after taking informed consent. All the cases were subjected detailed history and through clinical examination & histopathological examination of skin tissue as per the structured pro forma.
Results: The Male female ratio was 1:1. Majority of the patients were belonged to the age group between 41 to 60 years. Overall positive correlation found between Clinico - histopathological was 0.69. Majority of the patients were found in the borderline tuberculoid leprosy in Clinically & Histopathological findings. The overall agreement was good between clinical spectrum and histopathological findings.
Conclusion: In some early cases, clinical signs and symptoms may precede the presently known characteristic tissue changes or vice versa. If a biopsy is taken at an early stage, there is likely to be discordance between the clinical and histopathological observations.
Keywords: Leprosy, Clinical Examination, Histopathological Examination, Strength of relationship.
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