TABLE 1.
Operational and clinical classifications of index cases and household contacts that have developed leprosy
| Clinical forma | No. (%) of patients
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|---|---|---|---|
| PB | MB | Total | |
| Index case | |||
| TT | 2 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.1) |
| BT | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.6) | 2 (7.1) |
| BB | 0 (0.0) | 7 (25.0) | 7 (25.0) |
| BL | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.6) |
| LL | 0 (0.0) | 16 (57.2) | 16 (57.2) |
| Total | 3 (10.7) | 25 (89.3) | 28 (100.0) |
| Affected contacts | |||
| I | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.6) | |
| TT | 6 (21.4) | 6 (21.4) | |
| BT | 13 (46.4) | 13 (46.4) | |
| BB | 6 (21.4) | 6 (21.4) | |
| BL | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.6) | |
| LL | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.6) | |
| Total | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | 28 (100.0) |
a
TT, tuberculoid; BT, borderline tuberculoid; BB, borderline-borderline (i.e., midborderline between lepromatous and tuberculoid); BL, borderline lepromatous; LL, lepromatous leprosy; I, indeterminate.