Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics of the leprosy patients that were evaluated for central nervous system, spinal root ganglion and brachial plexus involvement (n = 29).
| Clinical Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Age (in years) | |
| Mean ± SD | 34.59 ± 13.91 |
| Median | 30 |
| Range | 14-63 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 26 (89.7%) |
| Female | 3 (10.3%) |
| Type of neuropathy | |
| Mononeuropathy multiplex | 24 (82.7%) |
| Distal symmetrical polyneuropathy | 4 (13.8%) |
| Mononeuropathy | 1 (3.5%) |
| Duration of illness (months) | |
| Mean ± SD | 14.13 ± 14.7 |
| Range | 1-84 |
| Cranial nerve involvement | |
| Facial nerve palsy | 3 (10.35%) |
| Trophic ulcersa | 13 (44.8%) |
| Upper limb | 7 |
| Lower limb | 8 |
| Claw hand | 17 (58.6%) |
| Foot drop | 11 (37.9%) |
| Hypopigmented/Erythematous patches | |
| >10 | 7 (24.1%) |
| ≤10 | 22 (75.9%) |
| Lepra reaction | 3 (10.35%) |
| Type-1 | 0 |
| Type-2 | 3 |
| Eye, hand and feet disability (EHF) score | |
| Mean | 4.01 ± 2.14 |
| Median | 4 |
| Ridley jopling classification | |
| Borderline tuberculoid | 5 (17.2%) |
| Borderline lepromatous | 12 (41.4%) |
| Lepromatous | 12 (41.4%) |
a= 2 patients had lesions both in upper and lower limbs.