Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and clinical features of 42 leprosy patients with neuropathic pain
| Demographic characteristics and clinical features | Patients | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | F | 18 (43%) |
| M | 24 (57%) | |
| Age | Median (Min–Max) | 47.5 (20–74) |
| Years of schooling | NI | 3 (7%) |
| AA | 6 (14%) | |
| < 4 years | 16 (38%) | |
| 4–7 years | 9 (21%) | |
| > 7 years | 8 (19%) | |
| Grade of disability | NI | 5 (12%) |
| 0 | 12 (29%) | |
| 1 | 17 (40%) | |
| 2 | 8 (19%) | |
| Ridley and Jopling clinical classification scale | TT | 1 (2%) |
| BT | 1 (2%) | |
| BB | 5 (12%) | |
| BL | 10 (24%) | |
| LL | 19 (45%) | |
| Indeterminate | 1 (2%) | |
| Pure neuritic leprosy | 5 (12%) | |
| WHO classification | PB | 7 (17%) |
| MB | 35 (83%) | |
| DN4 score | < 4/10 | 3/40 |
| ≥ 4/10 | 37/40 | |
| Hamilton depression scale score | NI | 5 (12%) |
| Absent | 8 (19%) | |
| Mild | 16 (38%) | |
| Moderate | 6 (14%) | |
| Severe | 7 (17%) | |
| Severity of pain | Mild | 0 |
| Moderate | 17 (40%) | |
| Severe | 25 (60%) | |
| Relationship between onset of pain and the beginning of MDT | Before MDT | 19 (45%) |
| During MDT | 8 (19%) | |
| After MDT | 15 (36%) | |
| Previous leprosy reaction | 32 (76%) | |
AA = illiterate and literate; BB = mid-borderline; BL = borderline-lepromatous; BT = borderline-tuberculoid; DN4 = douleur neuropathique 4; F = female; LL = lepromatous; M = male; Max = maximum; MB = multibacillary; MDT = multidrug therapy; Min = minimum; NI = not informed; PB = paucibacillary; TT = tuberculoid.