Leprosy Mailing List – January 28th, 2010
Ref.: Might
further delay after releasing from treatment (RFT) or after the most
recent nerve function loss or nerve tenderness have lessened the
neuritis risk?
From:
Jean
Watson
Greetings
Angelika,
Thanks for your interesting query (LML Jan 23rd, 2010).
Sorry to hear of the problems encountered. In
case your answers give any clues to the post-operative neuritis I'd be
interested to hear:
What
was the time relationship of the surgery that was followed by function
loss to:
a)
Completion
of MDT?
b)
Most
recent pre-operative neuritis/nerve tenderness as far as is
ascertainable?
c)
Most
recent loss of sensation or strength? ...
rather than to the timing of the START of this loss. i.e. Sometimes
the timing of loss covers some weeks and there is a risk period for
neuritis after RFT.
The
question in my mind is: might further delay after RFT or after the
most recent nerve function loss or nerve tenderness have lessened the
neuritis risk? I
certainly met numbers of patients suffering nerve function loss after
RFT, particularly during the first year after RFT and sometimes later
in MB cases. What are your thoughts on this?
Greetings,
Jean Watson
