(LML) 19th International Leprosy Congress Beijing 2016

Leprosy Mailing List – March 7,  2016

 

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

 

From:  Hemanta Kumar Kar, New delhi, India

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Dear Pieter,

 

 

Referring to the LML letter by Geeske Zijp of March 6, 2026:

 

Nerve involvement was kept as a factor to classify leprosy into PB and MB leprosy (WHO, Leprosy Elimination Group (2000). Presently in India, the number of nerves involved is taken into consideration along with skin lesion count while categorizing the patients into PB and MB as per the criteria laid down under NLEP of Govt, of India, which are similar to  ILEP.

 

      PB cases are those who are having one to five skin lesions including single nerve lesion if present or having only one nerve lesion even without having any skin lesion.

 

      MB are cases  those who are having six and above skin lesions with or without nerve lesions or more than one nerve lesions irrespective of number of skin lesions  or skin smear  positive at any site.

 

 

IAL Textbook of LEPROSY, 2nd edition, 2016, edited by Bhushan Kumar and Dr Hemanta Kumar Kar.

 

Regards,

 

Dr Kar

 

Dr. Hemanta Kumar Kar

Professor in Dermatology,North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College Delhi -110007

Former Director, Dean and Med. Superintendent

P.G.I.M.E.R. and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi-110001

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