Characteristics of Grade 2 Disability in Indonesian Children with Leprosy: A Five-Year Multicenter Retrospective Study

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of Childhood Leprosy Patients

Characteristics		Total Childhood Leprosy Patients
		Frequency (n=132)	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	77	58.33
	Female	55	41.67
Age	< 4 years old	1	0.76
	4–6 years old	6	4.55
	7–9 years old	24	18.18
	10–12 years old	38	28.79
	13–14 years old	63	47.73
Leprosy type	TT	9	6.82
	BT	45	34.09
	BB	25	18.94
	BL	39	29.55
	LL	14	10.61
Initial manifestation	Hypopigmented macule	122	92.42
	Nodule	10	7.58
Reaction	RR	27	20.45
	ENL	13	9.85
	None	92	69.70
Neuritis	Yes	17	12.88
	No	115	87.12
BI	Negative	67	50.76
	1+ or 2+	20	15.15
	3+ or 4+	25	18.94
	5+ or 6+	1	0.76
	Not tested	19	14.39
Therapy status	Ongoing	37	28.03
	RFT	95	71.97
Type of therapy	MDT-PB	54	40.91
	MDT-MB	78	59.09

Abbreviations: TT, tuberculoid; BT, borderline tuberculoid; BB, borderline borderline; BL, borderline lepromatous; LL, lepromatous leprosy; RR, reversal reaction; ENL, erythema nodosum leprosum; BI, bacterial index; RFT, released from treatment; MDT, multidrug therapy; PB, paucibacillary; MB, multibacillary.

Table 2 Grade and Location of Disability in Childhood Leprosy Patients

Characteristics		Total Cases
		Frequency (n=132)	(%)
Grade of disability	0	98	74.24
	1	14	10.61
	2	20	15.15
Location of disability
Eyes	Grade 0	130	98.48
	Grade 1	0	0
	Grade 2	2	1.52
Hand	Grade 0	120	90.90
	Grade 1	2	1.52
	Grade 2	10	7.58
Foot	Grade 0	123	93.18
	Grade 1	1	0.75
	Grade 2	8	6.07

Table 3 Types of Grade 2 Disability of the Hand, Foot, and Eye in Childhood Leprosy Patients

Characteristics	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Grade 2 Disability of the Hand (n=10)
Claw hand	4	30.00
Contracture	5	40.00
Atrophy of thenar and hypothenar muscle	2	20.00
Pseudomutilation	1	10.00
Ulcer	0	0
Grade 2 Disability of the Foot (n=8)
Foot drop	5	62.50
Ulcer	3	67.50
Contracture	0	0
Atrophy of the thenar and hypothenar muscle	0	0
Pseudomutilation	0	0
Grade 2 Disability of the Eyes (n=2)
Lagophthalmos	1	50