Sunday, October 13, 2019

FW: (LML) Request advice on a lepromatous patient treatment

 

Leprosy Mailing List – October 13,  2019

Ref.:  (LML)   Request advice on a lepromatous patient treatment

From:  Marivic Balagon, Cebu, Philippines


Dear colleagues,

 

Referring to the letter from Dr. Fernandez of October 7, 2019.

A combination of Rifampicin + Moxifloxacin + Minocycline is considered very effective. Considering the long doubling time of M.leprae ( 2 weeks), the monthly dose  is considered more practical than the daily dose. The recommendation is only daily or monthly dose. There shall be no in-between since molecular studies suggest that an in-between dose (every 2 weeks) may trigger mutation causing drug resistance.

 

Sincerely,

Marivic 

Dr Marivic Balagon

Executive Director

Leonard Wood Memorial Research for TB & Leprosy

Cebu City, Philippines 

 

 


 Luchamos todos unidos por un mundo sin lepra


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