A quality of life study of patients with leprosy attending the dermatology OPD of a tertiary care center of Eastern India

A quality of life study of patients with leprosy attending the dermatology OPD of a tertiary care center of Eastern India

Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae affecting the skin, peripheral nervous system, and other tissues. The disease is associated with social stigma, and the patients sometimes suffer social discrimination because it often leads to visible physical deform...

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Main Authors: Nirmalya K Das, Abhishek De, Biswanath Naskar, Amrita Sil, Sudip Das, Aarti Sarda, Gobinda Chatterjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
dlqi questionnaire
leprosy
quality of life
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2020;volume=65;issue=1;spage=42;epage=46;aulast=Das

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