(LML) 19th International Leprosy Congress Beijing 2016

Leprosy Mailing List – February 16,  2016

Ref.:  (LML)   19th International Leprosy Congress Beijing 2016 

From:  Wim Theuvenet, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands

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Dear Pieter,

 

Recently,  I returned from a surgical training / hand therapy course in one of the countries where leprosy is still “a problem”. Together with a team of local doctors we operated on a great number of patients and visited 2 leprosy hospitals. Was again struck by the devastating consequences of leprosy neuritis with the majority of patients being admitted having serious foot and hand problems!

 

Is neuritis not the most serious complication of leprosy (with directly hereafter eye problems and nasal bridge collapse)?? Would without neuritis, leprosy not be a totally different disease?

 

Have scrolled with anticipation through the upcoming ILC program in Beijing. In the program there is one session on reactions and nerve injury and no session on reconstructive surgery. Reconstructive surgeons try to mop up the consequences in the many patients where our medical treatment of leprosy neuritis failed. 

 

Can it be that the upcoming ILC is organized by and for leprologists from another planet!??

 

With best regards,

 

Wim Theuvenet

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