Leprosy Training Module for Medical Officers

Clinical Examination
Clinical Examination includes :
A. Interview of patient to get detailed history – case history.
B. Skin examination
C. Nerve examination
( A ) Case History :
• Introduction – Name, age, sex, address, occupation etc.
• Presenting complaints and their duration – A patch of a few days or
present since birth is unlikely to be Leprosy.
• History of recurrence – A recurrent lesion which comes and goes will not be
due to Leprosy.
• Deformity – if any , the time of its onset & nature of its progress
• Treatment History – Treatment taken : Yes or No, Which drugs and for how
long ?
• Associated illness – if any jaundice, cough, swelling of feet at present or in
the recent past.
• Family History – Any other person in the family having similar disease or
had the disease and was treated.
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