TY - JOUR KW - Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine AU - Narang T AU - Bhardwaj A AU - Gupta S AU - Suneetha S AU - Pradhan S AU - Agarwal P AU - Suvirya S AU - Gupta A AU - Chhabra N AU - Rao AG AU - Ashwini P AU - Jandhyala S AU - Rathod S AU - Rao P AU - Dogra S AB -
The Special Interest Group (SIG) on leprosy thought it to be prudent to revisit its previous practice recommendations through this update. During this period, the pandemic course shifted to a ‘second wave’ riding on the ‘delta variant’. While the number of cases increased manifold, so did the research on all aspects of the disease. Introduction of vaccination and data from various drug trials have an impact on current best practices on management of diseases including leprosy. The beneficial results of using steroids in management of COVID-19, gives elbow room regarding its usage in conditions like lepra reactions. On the other hand, the increase in cases of Mucormycosis again underlines applying due caution while recommending immunosuppressants to a patient already suffering from COVID-19. This recommendation update from SIG leprosy reflects current understanding about managing leprosy while the dynamic pandemic continues with its ebbs and flows.
BT - Indian Dermatology Online Journal DO - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_513_21 IS - 7 LA - eng N2 -The Special Interest Group (SIG) on leprosy thought it to be prudent to revisit its previous practice recommendations through this update. During this period, the pandemic course shifted to a ‘second wave’ riding on the ‘delta variant’. While the number of cases increased manifold, so did the research on all aspects of the disease. Introduction of vaccination and data from various drug trials have an impact on current best practices on management of diseases including leprosy. The beneficial results of using steroids in management of COVID-19, gives elbow room regarding its usage in conditions like lepra reactions. On the other hand, the increase in cases of Mucormycosis again underlines applying due caution while recommending immunosuppressants to a patient already suffering from COVID-19. This recommendation update from SIG leprosy reflects current understanding about managing leprosy while the dynamic pandemic continues with its ebbs and flows.
PB - Medknow PY - 2021 EP - 24 T2 - Indian Dermatology Online Journal TI - Updates on management of leprosy in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations by IADVL SIG Leprosy UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8664173/pdf/IDOJ-12-24.pdf VL - 12 SN - 2229-5178 ER -