Leprosy
Mailing List – January 19th, 2010
Ref.: Alternative
antibiotic regimens for leprosy?
From:
Gilead
L.,
Jerusalem
,
Israel
Dear
Salvatore,
I
would like to inquire and hear from you and other members of the LML
about your experience with MDT alternative antibiotic regimens for our
patients.
In
the last few years I have encountered a significant number of patients
refusing to take Lamprene due to its hyperpigmentation side effects as
well as patients forced to withdraw from Dapsone. Do
you prescribe such patients an alternative adjunct to the other MDT
components or stay with a DDT (Double Drug Therapy)? Does
anyone here use MDT alternatives regularly? Which
alternatives and for how long? Do
you have recommendations for such alternate MDT courses? Do
you have any idea about their effectiveness?
Thank
you,
Dr.
Leon Gilead
Director
of the Israeli Hansen's Disease Center
Department
of Dermatology
Hadassah
University
Hospital
Jerusalem
Israel
