History of health care in Burma
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SUMMARY — Seventy-one Burmese adult patients with lepromatous leprosy were
treated with various regimens of rifampicin monotherapy, 450 mg. daily for 60
days or 900 mg. once weekly for 12 weeks or 450 mg. daily for six months. Of the
patients, 18 had relapsed after stopping DDS therapy, 20 were intolerant of DDS, 18
were DDS resistant and 15 had received no previous treatment.
Rifampicin produced a 75% reduction in the size of skin nodules in two thirds
of the patients and a complete disappearance of nodules in the others. After one month
drug treatment the MI fell to zero but the BI remained unchanged. The once weekly
regimen was as effective as the daily treatment. Four patients had to be withdrawn
due to ENL reactions.
NOTE:The contents of this paper were presented at the Burma Medical Conference, 1977.
TIN SHWE, KYAW LWIN, KYO THWE
Source/publisher:
Hansen. Int
Date of publication:
1978-03-00
Date of entry/update:
2010-11-02
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Leprosy, History of health care in Burma
Language:
English
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"...In examining the British government?s frequently
half-hearted and sometimes even contradictory
attempts to convince the indigenous population
to accept vaccination, Burma does begin to appear in
some ways as a neglected corner of British India.
However, Burma may not really have been an exception
as other literature has found similar problems in
British India in general..."
ATSUKO NAONO
Source/publisher:
SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research 4.1 (Spring 2006)
Date of publication:
2006-03-00
Date of entry/update:
2008-11-09
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Vaccines, History of health care in Burma, British colonial period : Commentary (non-official books, academic papers, articles and reports)
Language:
English
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