(LML) Information about a tool designed to measure and monitor ulcers.

Leprosy Mailing List – June 21^st, 2012

 

Ref.:   Information about a tool designed to measure and monitor ulcers.

From: D Porichha, Bhubaneswar, India

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Dear Dr Noto,

 

Thanks for dissemination of various aspects of leprosy through your esteemed LML.

 

Herewith I refer to the request floated by D Anderson from Chennai [LML – June 13^th, 2012].  I think in the book titled 'Wound Care by people affected by leprosy', by Dr H Cross, a WHO endorsed booklet at page 33 has given a formula (vertical length in cm+ horizontal)x 0.785 gives the area of the ulcer and is used for assessing the progress.

 

The booklet will be helpful because it contains lot of information about plantar ulcer/wound and worth reading.  Have I shared with you my booklet "Lepra bacillus speaks with grief?"

 

Yours sincerely,

 

D Porichha

 

 

 

 

 

 

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