Table 1.
Clinical and Histopathological Classification of Leprosy Patients (n = 45) at the Commencement of the Study
| Classification | Total (n) | Treatment status (with/without reactional states) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untreated | Released from treatment (RFT) | |||||
| No reaction (n) | + RR (n) | No reaction (n) | + RR (n) | + ENL (n) | ||
| Paucibacillary (PB) | ||||||
| TT | 6 | 6 | ||||
| BT | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Multibacillary (PB) | ||||||
| BB/BL | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| LL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Patients were classified according to the clinical and histopathological criteria of Ridley and Jopling. TT, tuberculoid leprosy; BT, borderline tuberculoid; BB, mid-borderline; BL, borderline lepromatous; LL, lepromatous leprosy; RR, reversal reaction; ENL, erythema nodosum leprosum; RFT, release from treatment.