Table 1: Observations of parasitism according to age and gender.
Patient No./Sex/Age (y) | LCP | Affected nerves/R or L or both | Associated diseases | Initial BI | Final BI After 24 regular- MDT- MB | Final BI After 36 regular- MDT- MB | Final BI after 24 months MCMC | Leprosy reaction after MCMC | Leprosy reaction before MCMC | Leprosy reaction types/Treatments | MCMC: drug/daily dosage | Side-Effects/Laboratorial Alterations*/Drug Resistance- test |
1/F/29 | LL | Ulnar/both posterior tibial/both | Systemic arterial hypertension | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | yes | yes | Type 2 with neuritis/Prednisone, dexamethasone thalidomide, ASA, amitriptilin | Moxifloxacin/400 mg, Clarithromycin/500 mg, Minocycline/100 mg Clofazimine/100 mg | None/none/negative |
2/M30 | LL | Great auricular/L Ulnar/R | None | 4.75 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 0 | yes | no | Type 2 with neuritis/Prednisone, thalidomide, pentoxifilin, ASA, amitriptilin | None/none/negative | |
3/M/67 | BL | Ulnar/both Posterior tibial/both | Systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus | 4.50 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 0 | yes | no | Types 1 and 2 with neuritis/Prednisone, thalidomide, ASA, amitriptilin | None/none/negative | |
4/M/26 | LL | Ulnar/both Posterior tibial/both Common fibular/both | Systemic arterial hypertension | 4.75 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 0.25 | yes | yes | Type 2 with neuritis/Prednisone, dexamethasone, metil- prednisolone, methotrexate, thalidomide, pentoxifilin, ASA, amitriptilin | Vertigo, dizziness/no ne/negative |